India records 13,313 new Covid-19 cases, 38 more deaths

India continued to see a surge in daily Covid-19 cases as the nation reported 13,313 fresh infections on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The latest update pushed the country's overall Covid-19 tally to 4,33,44,958.

The active cases jumped by 2,303 in the 24 hours to 83,990. The active cases comprise 0.19 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.60 per cent, the ministry said.

With 38 more fatalities, the death toll rose to 5,24,941.

Yesterday, India saw 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.03 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.81 per cent, according to the ministry

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 two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 this year.

(With inputs from PTI)