India records 975 fresh Covid cases, 4 more deaths

New Delhi, April 16

India’s Covid tally climbed to 4,30,40,947 on Saturday with 975 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the active cases increased to 11,366, according to the Union health ministry data.

The death toll reached 5,21,747 with four more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprised 0.03 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 175 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.32 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.26 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,07,834. The case fatality rate stands at 1.21 per cent, it added.

The total number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has exceeded 186.38 crore.