India reported a single-day rise of 44,643 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, pushing the cumulative total of the country to over 3.18 crore, according to the Health Ministry dashboard. This is the third straight day when the country saw more than 40,000 new cases.
With 464 fatalities the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to over 4.26 lakh, the Union health ministry said.
The number of active coronavirus cases rose to 4,14,159 in the same period while 41,096 patients recovered from the virus.
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India's overall Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 97.36%.The govt also informed that over 49.53 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far.