Coronavirus: 556 new cases of corona registered in India, recovery rate increased to 98.79 percent

With the arrival of 556 new cases of corona virus infection in India in the last 24 hours, the number of people infected so far in the country has increased to 4,46,68,523. At the same time, the number of patients under treatment has decreased by 252 cases to 6,782. According to the updated data released by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am on Saturday, the death toll has increased to 5,30,570 due to the loss of 17 more patients due to infection. In these 17 cases, 15 people are also included, whose names have been added to the list of patients who lost their lives due to the global epidemic by Kerala while re-reconciling the figures of death due to infection.

According to statistics, a total of 4,41,31,171 people have become infection-free in the country so far, while the death rate from Kovid-19 is 1.19 percent. According to the latest data, the number of patients under treatment for corona virus infection in the country has come down to 6,782, which is 0.02 percent of the total cases. The national rate of recovery of patients is 98.79 percent. According to the information available on the Ministry's website, 219.85 crore doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines have been given so far under the nationwide vaccination campaign.

Significantly, on August 7, 2020, the number of corona virus infected in India had crossed 20 lakhs, on August 23, 2020, 30 lakhs and on September 5, 2020, more than 40 lakhs. The total cases of infection had crossed 50 lakhs on 16 September 2020, 60 lakhs on 28 September 2020, 70 lakhs on 11 October 2020, 80 lakhs on 29 October 2020 and 90 lakhs on 20 November. On 19 December 2020, these cases had crossed one crore in the country. Last year on May 4, the number of infected had crossed two crore and on June 23, 2021, it crossed three crore. On January 25 this year, the total cases of infection had crossed four crores.