Covid-19: India’s active cases constitutes 2 per cent of total caseload, 12 more deaths in Punjab
India's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 1,05,42,841 on Saturday with 15,158 more people testing positive for the disease
New Delhi: India's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 1,05,42,841 on Saturday with 15,158 more people testing positive for the disease while recoveries surged to 1,01,79,715.
The country's death toll increased to 1,52,093 with 175 more fatalities.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,01,79,715, pushing the national Covid-19 recovery rate to 96.56 per cent. The country's Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The country's active caseload remained below 3 lakh on Saturday.
There are 2,11,033 active coronavirus infections in the country which constitute 2 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 70-lakh mark on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and crossed the one crore-mark on December 19.
The 175 new fatalities include 45 from Maharashtra, 23 from Kerala, 16 from West Bengal, 15 from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Punjab and 10 from Delhi.