Active covid-19 cases in country dip to 15,636

New Delhi, April 26

With 2,483 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,62,569, while the active cases dipped to 15,636, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The death toll climbed to 5,23,622 as Assam reconciled 1,347 deaths and Kerala 47 due to the infection, the data updated at 8 am stated.

“The total cases, discharges and deaths provided by Assam in its media bulletin have been considered along with the number of covid-19 positive patients dead due to other reasons to reflect the current figures. The state has reported zero deaths in the last 24 hours,” the Union Health ministry said.

Kerala also reported zero deaths in the last 24 hours and 47 deaths were declared as per appeal.

The active cases comprised 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national covid-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 886 cases has been recorded in the active covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.55 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.58 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,23,311, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 187.95 crore.