India logged 228 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,503, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,547).
The death toll stands at 5,30,714, with four deaths. Two deaths were reconciled by Kerala while one death each was reported from Bihar and Uttarakhand in last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.11% while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.12%.
The active cases comprise 0.01% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80%, the ministry said.
A decrease of 51 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,46,330, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19%.
According to the ministry's website, 220.12 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on Aug. 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on Sept. 5 and 50 lakh on Sept.16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on Oct. 11, crossed 80 lakh on Oct. 29, 90 lakh on Nov. 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on Dec. 19.
India crossed the grim milestone of four crore on January 25 last year.
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