India logs 228 new Covid cases, active cases drop to 2,503

India recorded 228 new coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases decreased to 2,503 according to data provided on Friday by the Union Health Ministry. The total number of cases involving Covid was 4.46 crore (4,46,79,547).

There have been four fatalities, bringing the total to 5,30,714. The statistics updated at 8 am showed that two deaths were confirmed by Kerala while one fatality each was reported from Bihar and Uttarakhand in the last 24 hours.

The daily positivity remains at 0.11 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.12 per cent.


The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 51 cases has been witnessed in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,46,330, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

According to the ministry's website, 220.12 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestone of four crore on January 25 last year.