Covid-19: Tally went past 81-lakh mark in India; death toll above 1.21 lakh

Rozana Spokesman

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48,648 fresh Covid-19 infections, India's caseload rose to 81,37,119 on Saturday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 74-lakh mark

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New Delhi: With 48,648 fresh Covid-19 infections, India's caseload rose to 81,37,119 on Saturday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 74-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate to 91.34 per cent.

The country's Covid-19 death toll climbed to 1,21,641 with 551 new fatalities.

A total of 74,32,829 people have recovered from Covid-19 so far, taking the national recovery rate to 91.34 per cent. The case fatality rate has dropped to 1.49 per cent.

The number of active Covid-19 cases remained below 6 lakh for the second consecutive day.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 60-lakh mark on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29.