NEW DELHI, August 21, 2022 (TBNN)
India today recorded 11,539 fresh Coronavirus cases that pushed its tally to 4,43,39,429, while the number of active cases came down to 99,879, according to Union Health Ministry today.
The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,332 with 34 fatalities, Union Health Ministry added. The active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.59 per cent, the Ministry said.
Daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.75 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.88 per cent, Union Health Ministry informed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,37,12,218, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.19 per cent, it said.
So far, 209.67 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered under the nation-wide vaccination drive, it added. A total of 88.24 crore COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far, with 3,07,680 conducted in the last 24 hours.
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