India Adds 2,994 Fresh Covid-19 Cases

India on Saturday recorded 2,994 new Covid-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 16,354, according to Union health ministry data.

With the fresh infections, India's Covid-19 tally stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,18,781). The death toll climbed to 5,30,876 with nine deaths, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Two deaths each were reported from Delhi, Karnataka and Punjab, one from Gujarat, and two were reconciled by Kerala.

At 16,354, the active cases comprise 0.04% of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.77%, according to the health ministry website.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.09% and the weekly positivity at 2.03%.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,71,551. The case fatality rate stands at 1.19%.

According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.