Highest number of fresh Covid-19 cases in 146 days: India logs 1,590 new cases

Six more deaths were recorded on Friday: three from Maharashtra and one each from Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.

New Delhi | March 25, 2023 11:19 AM IST

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220.65 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to beneficiaries across the country. (Representative/ Express file photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Amid the ongoing surge in Covid cases across the country, India logged 1,590 fresh cases on Friday, the highest in 146 days. With this, India’s tally of active Covid cases has gone up to 8,601, while the total caseload has climbed to 4,47,02,257.

According to the Union Health Ministry bulletin, six new deaths were recorded on Friday: three from Maharashtra and one each from Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan. India’s Covid death toll has now gone up to 5,30,824.

The daily positivity was recorded at 1.33 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.23 per cent.

The active cases account for 0.02 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.79 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus infection has gone up to 4,41,62,832, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

According to the ministry’s website, 220.65 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to beneficiaries across the country.

(With PTI inputs)

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