INDIA RECORDS OVER 14K FRESH CASES, 155 DEATHS

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload has gone up to 10,654,533 with 14,849 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 10,316,786, according to the health ministry.

The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 153,339 with 155 more fatalities, the ministry’s data updated at 8 am showed.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 10,316,786, pushing the national Covid-19 recovery rate to 96.83%, while case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.

The active Covid-19 caseload of the country remained below two lakh for the fifth consecutive day.

There are 184,408 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country currently, which account for 1.73% of its total caseload, the data stated. India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 2-million mark on August 7 last year, the 3-million mark on August 23, the 4-million mark on September 5 and the 5-million mark on September 16.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 191,766,871 samples have so far been tested in the country for the viral disease, including 781,752 on Saturday.

Of the 155 fresh fatalities, 56 were reported from Maharashtra, 23 from Kerala and 10 each from Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal. The ministry stressed that more than 70% of the Covid-19 deaths in the country occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” it said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.