Covid cases in India today, April 21: 11,692 new coronavirus cases recorded in last 24 hours; active cases climb to 66,170

Covid cases in India today, April 21: India has recorded 11,692 new Covid-19 cases, while the active cases have climbed to 66,170, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.48 crore (4,48,69,684). The active cases now comprise 0.15 per cent of the total infections and the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.67 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,42,72,256, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. The Covid-19 daily positivity rate stands at 5.09 per cent whereas the weekly positivity rate is at 5.33 per cent. 

According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

(With PTI inputs)

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