The number of active patients of corona virus infection in the country has come down to 50,342

After 6,395 new cases of corona virus infection were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the total number of infected people in the country increased to 4,44,78,636, while the number of patients under treatment has come down to 50,342.

According to the updated data released by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am on Thursday, the death toll has risen to 5,28,090 after 33 more people died due to infection in the country. In these 33 cases, 14 people are also included, whose names have been added by Kerala to the list of patients who lost their lives due to the infection, re-matching the death toll due to infection.

According to the data, the number of patients under treatment for corona virus infection in the country has come down to 50,342, which is 0.11 percent of the total cases. A decrease of 252 has been registered in the number of patients under treatment in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate of patients has increased to 98.70 percent.

According to the updated data, the daily infection rate is 1.96 percent, while the weekly infection rate is 1.88 percent. A total of 4,39,00,204 people have become infection free in the country so far and the death rate from Covid-19 is 1.19 percent.

Significantly, on 7 August 2020, the number of corona virus infected in the country had exceeded 20 lakh, on 23 August 2020, 30 lakh and on 5 September 2020, more than 40 lakh. The total cases of infection crossed 50 lakh on 16 September 2020, 60 lakh on 28 September 2020, 70 lakh on 11 October 2020, 80 lakh on 29 October 2020 and 90 lakh on 20 November.

On December 19, 2020, these cases had exceeded one crore in the country. Last year, on May 4, the number of infected had crossed 20 million and on June 23, 2021, it had crossed 30 million. On January 25 this year, the cases of infection had crossed four crores.