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India sees marginal drop in daily Covid tally with 9,111 fresh cases
According to the union health ministry data, the active cases stand at 60,313.
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India on Monday recorded a marginal drop in the daily coronavirus cases with 9,111 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,827,226. On Sunday, the country saw a total of 10,093 infections, while on Saturday, 10,753 cases were reported.
According to the union health ministry data, the active cases stand at 60,313 - comprising 0.13 percent of the total infections.
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The death toll increased to 5,31,141 with 27 deaths - six from Gujarat, four from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Delhi and Rajasthan, two from Maharashtra, one each from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, and three reconciled by Kerala.
The fatality rate in the country is at 1.18 percent.
A total of 6,313 people recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 4,42,35,772. The recovery rate is at 98.68 percent.
The daily positivity was recorded at 8.40 percent and the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 4.94 percent.
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Nearly 1,08,436 tests for coronavirus were done in the last 24 hours, the health ministry website said. Meanwhile, a total of 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered so far in the country, the website added.
