Amid 4th wave fears, India crosses 3,000 daily cases mark after gap of 46 days

India on Thursday reported 3,303 fresh Covid-19 cases that took its tally to 4,30,68,799, while the active cases increased to 16,980, according to Union health ministry data.

The daily cases crossed the 3,000-mark after 46 days. The death toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 5,23,693 with 39 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.04 percent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 percent, the ministry said.

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An increase of 701 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.66 percent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.61 percent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,28,126, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.22 percent, it said.

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The total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has exceeded 188.40 crores.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4, 2021, and three crores on June 23.