India reports 1,27,952 news COVID-19 cases, 1059 deaths in last 24 hours

India on Wednesday reported 1,27,952 new COVID-19 cases and 1059 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India on Saturday recorded 1,27,952 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 4,20,80,664, while the number of active cases declined further to 13,31,648, according to Union health ministry data.

The death toll climbed to 5,01,114 with 1,059 more fatalities, the Union health ministry data showed.

The active cases comprise 3.16 per cent of the total infections in the country, the ministry said.

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A reduction of 1,03,921 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.64 per cent, the ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.98 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 11.21 per cent, it said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,02,47,902. The case fatality rate stands at 1.19 per cent, it added.

So far, the cumulative doses administered in the country under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 168.98 crore.