With 1,421 new coronavirus infections detected in a single day, India’s overall COVID-19 case count increased to 4,30,19,453, while active cases fell to 16,187, according to Union Health Ministry figures released on Sunday.
The death toll increased to 5,21,004 with 149 new fatalities, according to figures updated at 8 a.m.
As per the government, active cases account for 0.04 per cent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.75 per cent.
In the last 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload has been reduced by 554 cases.
According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 0.23 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.27 per cent.
In the previous 24 hours, a total of 6,20,251 COVID-19 tests were performed. India has conducted approximately 78.69 crore total tests so far.
The number of persons who have recovered from the sickness has risen to 4,24,82,262, with a case fatality rate of 1.21 per cent.
The total number of doses provided in the country as part of the statewide COVID-19 immunisation effort has surpassed 183.20 crores. On August 7, 2020, India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 20 lakh, followed by 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It reached 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and one crore on December 19. Last year, the country passed the two crore mark on May 4 and the three crore mark on June 23.