New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload increased to92.66 lakh with 44,489 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 86.79 lakh, the Union health ministry said on Thursday. The country's coronavirus tally mounted to 92,66,705, while the death toll climbed to 1,35,223 with 524 new fatalities, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 active caseload has risen to4,52,344, an increase of 7,598 cases from Wednesday, even though it remained below 5 lakh for the 16th consecutive day. The active cases comprise 4.88per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 86,79,138, pushing the national recovery rate to93.66per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.46 per cent. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.
It went past 50 lakh on September 16,60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, and surpassed90 lakh on November 20. According to ICMR, over 13.59croresamples have been tested for COVID-19 till November 25, with10,90,238 samples being tested on Wednesday.
The 524 new fatalities include 99 from Delhi, 65 from Maharashtra, 51 from West Bengal, 42 from Haryana, 31 from Punjab, 29 from Uttar Pradesh and 26 from Kerala. A total of 1,35,223 deaths reported so far in the country includes46,748from Maharashtra followed by 11,714 from Karnataka, 11,655from Tamil Nadu, 8,720fromDelhi,8,172from West Bengal,7,644from Uttar Pradesh, 6,962 from Andhra Pradesh, 4,684 from Punjab and3,906from Gujarat.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. "Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
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