Covid 19: Active coronavirus cases rise to 15,636, fresh Covid infections stand at 2,483 in a day

With 2,483 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally active cases increased to 15,636, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday. 

The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. 

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.55 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.58 per cent, according to the ministry. 

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,23,311, with new 1,970 recoveries in the last 24 hours.  

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 187.95 crore. 

As many as 83.54 crore total covid tests have been conducted so far and around 4,49,197 tests conducted in the last 24 hours 

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. 

The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year. 

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. 

"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.