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New Delhi :

During the 24 hours that ended at 8 am on Saturday, 2961 cases of corona virus infection were reported in the country.

The death toll rose to 5,31,659 with 17 deaths.

Nine people died in Kerala due to Kovid-19 infection.

The Union Health Ministry has given this information. 

Currently there are 30,041 active cases in the country.

In the last 24 hours, 6,135 people have become healthy.

According to the Ministry of Health,

active cases

in the country decreased from 33,232 to 30,041 on Friday.

With the new cases, the total number of people infected with Kovid in the country so far has reached 4.49 crore (4,49,67,250).

The total number of people who have recovered after getting infected with the corona virus has increased to 4,44,05,550.

At present, active cases are 0.07 percent of the total infection cases.

The health ministry said that the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.75 per cent, while the fatality rate has been recorded at 1.18 per cent.

The daily positivity rate in the country is 2.12 percent and the weekly positivity rate is 2.63 percent.

According to the ministry, so far 220.66 crore doses of

Kovid

vaccine have been administered in the country under the nationwide vaccination campaign.

So far 95.21 crore second dose of vaccine and 22.87 crore precautionary dose have been given.

In the last 24 hours, 1,198 doses have been administered.

A total of 92.75 crore Covid tests have been done in the country so far.

1,39,814 tests were done in the last 24 hours.