<p>India's Covid-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,73,761 with 16,838 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of patients who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,08,39,894, the Union health ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,548 in the country with 113 more fatalities, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed.</p>.<p>The number of active Covid-19 cases has increased to 1,76,319, accounting for 1.58 per cent of the total caseload, according to the data.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 1,08,39,894, which translates to a national Covid-19 recovery rate of 97.01 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.41 per cent.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, the 30-lakh mark on August 23, the 40-lakh mark on September 5 and the 50-lakh mark on September 16.</p>.<p>It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19.</p>.<p>According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 21,99,40,742 samples have so far been tested for the viral disease in the country, including 7,61,834 on Thursday.</p>.<p>The 113 new fatalities include 60 from Maharashtra, 15 from Punjab and 14 from Kerala.</p>.<p>Of the total 1,57,548 Covid-19 deaths reported so far in the country, Maharashtra accounts for 52,340, followed by Tamil Nadu (12,508), Karnataka (12,350), Delhi (10,915), West Bengal (10,273), Uttar Pradesh (8,729) and Andhra Pradesh (7,171).</p>.<p>The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the Covid-19 deaths in the country occurred due to comorbidities.</p>.<p>"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.</p>
<p>India's Covid-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,73,761 with 16,838 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of patients who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,08,39,894, the Union health ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,548 in the country with 113 more fatalities, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed.</p>.<p>The number of active Covid-19 cases has increased to 1,76,319, accounting for 1.58 per cent of the total caseload, according to the data.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 1,08,39,894, which translates to a national Covid-19 recovery rate of 97.01 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.41 per cent.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, the 30-lakh mark on August 23, the 40-lakh mark on September 5 and the 50-lakh mark on September 16.</p>.<p>It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19.</p>.<p>According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 21,99,40,742 samples have so far been tested for the viral disease in the country, including 7,61,834 on Thursday.</p>.<p>The 113 new fatalities include 60 from Maharashtra, 15 from Punjab and 14 from Kerala.</p>.<p>Of the total 1,57,548 Covid-19 deaths reported so far in the country, Maharashtra accounts for 52,340, followed by Tamil Nadu (12,508), Karnataka (12,350), Delhi (10,915), West Bengal (10,273), Uttar Pradesh (8,729) and Andhra Pradesh (7,171).</p>.<p>The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the Covid-19 deaths in the country occurred due to comorbidities.</p>.<p>"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.</p>