New Delhi: As per the latest update from the Union health ministry on Thursday, the number of fresh Covid cases in India witnessed a surge of 3,016 in a single day, marking the highest tally in almost six months. Concurrently, the active cases also rose to 13,509.
A total of 3,375 cases were recorded on October 2 last year.
The country's Covid-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,862 with 14 latest fatalities, three reported by Maharashtra, two from Delhi and one reported by Himachal Pradesh in a span of 24 hours and eight reconciled by Kerala.
According to the ministry data updated at 8 am, the daily positivity was recorded at 2.73 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.71 per cent.
The infection tally stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,12,692).
The active cases now comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.78 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,68,321, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry's website, 220.65 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive.
(With PTI inputs)
