India
oi-Deepika S
New
Delhi,
Apr
29:
India
on
Friday
reported
3,377
fresh
COVID-19
cases
that
took
its
tally
to
4,30,72,176,
while
the
active
cases
increased
to
17,801,
according
to
Union
health
ministry
data.
The
daily
cases
crossed
the
3,000-mark
for
the
second
consecutive
day.
The
death
toll
due
to
COVID-19
climbed
to
5,23,753
with
60
more
fatalities,
the
data
updated
at
8
am
stated.
The
active
cases
comprise
0.04
per
cent
of
the
total
infections.
The
national
COVID-19
recovery
rate
was
recorded
at
98.74
per
cent,
the
ministry
said.
The
daily
positivity
rate
was
recorded
at
0.66
per
cent
and
the
weekly
positivity
rate
was
recorded
at
0.61
per
cent,
the
ministry
said.
The
number
of
people
who
have
recuperated
from
the
disease
surged
to
42530622,
while
the
case
fatality
rate
stands
at
1.22
per
cent,
it
said.
The
total
number
of
COVID-19
vaccine
doses
administered
in
the
country
so
far
under
the
nationwide
vaccination
drive
has
exceeded
188.40
crore.
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
crore
on
May
4,
2021
and
three
crore
on
June
23.
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