NEW DELHI, July 1:
India added 48,786 new cases of Coronavirus taking the total tally to 3,04,11,634, while the national recovery rate improved to 96.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The COVID-19 death toll rose to 3,99,459 with 1,005 fresh fatalities.
According to the data published at 7 am, cumulatively 33.57 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
The active cases have further declined to 5,23,257 comprising 1.72 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96.97 per cent.
As many as 19,21,450 tests were conducted on Wednesday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 41,20,21,494.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.54 per cent. It has been less than five per cent for 24 consecutive days, the Ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.64 per cent.
Recoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases for the 49th consecutive day.The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,94,88,918, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.31 per cent, the data stated. (PTI)
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