NEW DELHI, Nov 8: India logged 11,451 new Coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,43,66,987, while the active cases declined to 1,42,826, the lowest in 262 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The death toll climbed to 4,61,057 with 266 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The daily rise in new Coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 31 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 134 consecutive days now.
The active cases comprise 0.42 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.24 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the Ministry said.
A decrease of 2,019 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 108.47 crore.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.32 per cent. It has been less than two per cent for last 35 days. The weekly positivity rate was also recorded at 1.26 per cent. It has been below two per cent for the last 45 days, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,37,63,104, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.34 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 108.47 crore. (PTI)
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