17,336 new Covid cases in India, up 30% since yesterday

India on Friday reported 17,336 new Covid-19 cases, up 30 per cent from yesterday, taking the overall tally to 4,33,62,294, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The nation saw a single-day rise of more than 17,000 fresh Covid-19 cases after a gap of over four months (124 days).

The active cases jumped to 88,284 after an increase of 4,294 cases in the last 24 hours.

The nation reported 13 more deaths, taking the toll to 524954.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.32 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.07 per cent, according to the ministry.

The count of active cases has increased to 88,284, comprising 0.20 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.59 per cent, it said.

An increase of 4,294 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,27,49,056, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent.

According to the ministry, 196.77 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive.

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

The country crossed the grim milestones of two crore cases on May 4, 2021, three crore on June 23, 2021 and four crore on January 25 this year.

(With inputs from PTI)