India reports 31,923 new COVID-19 cases, with Kerala alone reporting 19,675 new infections
NEW DELHI: India reported 31,923 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 3,35,31,498, while active cases fell to 3,01,604 – the lowest in 187 days. Kerala reported 19,675 new infections and 142 deaths out of the country’s 31,923 new COVID cases and 282 deaths, according to Health Ministry data.
According to data from the Union Health Ministry as of 8 a.m., the total COVID-19 death toll has risen to 4,46,050, with 282 new fatalities in the previous 24 hours. The total number of doses administered in the country as part of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has surpassed 83.39 crores.
India had on Wednesday logged 26,964 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,35,31,498, while the active cases declined to 3,01,989, the lowest in 186 days.
The death toll climbed to 4,45,768 with 383 fresh fatalities, according to the Health Ministry data that was released at 8 am on Wednesday.
The active cases comprise 0.90 percent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.77 percent, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said.
According to John Hopkins University, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed 230 million, while deaths have risen to more than 4.71 million and vaccinations have increased to more than 5.98 billion.
The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its most recent update on Thursday morning that the current global caseload, death toll, and vaccination tally stood at 230,019,651, 4,717,728 and 5,988,492,186, respectively.
