2.35 new Covid cases in India, 871 deaths in 24 hrs

India on Saturday reported marginal decline at 2,35,532 Covid cases in the last 24 hrs. In the same time span, 871 fresh Covid  deaths have also been reported, said union health ministry on Saturday morning. 

With the addition of fresh 871 Covid  fatalities, the total deaths toll has climbed at 4,93,198. Meanwhile, the active caseload has reported a marginal decline at 20,04,333 which constitute 4.91 per cent of the country’s total Positive Cases.

The recovery of 3,35,939 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,83,60,710. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 93.89 per cent.

Also in the same period, a total of 17,59,434 tests were conducted across the country. India has so far conducted over 72.57 crore cumulative tests.

Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 16.89 per cent while daily positivity rate has come down to 13.39 per cent. With the administration of over 56 lakhs vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid inoculation coverage has reached 165.04 crore as of Friday morning.