With 20,346 new coronavirus circumstances and 222 deaths in the previous 24 hours, India’s general tally rose to 1,03,95,278 on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated.
The death toll improved to 1,50,336 as 222 people today succumbed to the illness in a span of 24 hours, the Union wellness ministry information showed. The quantity of people today who have recuperated from the illness surged to 1,00,16,859, pushing the national recovery price to 96.36 per cent, when the COVID-19 case fatality price stood at 1.45 per cent.
The quantity of active COVID-19 circumstances remained under 3 lakh for the 17th consecutive day. There are 2,28,083 active coronavirus circumstances in the nation, which account for 2.19 per cent of the total caseload, the information stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 17,84,00,995 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till January 6, like 9,37,590 on Wednesday.