India’s COVID-19 tally was increased to 4,30,23,215 on Wednesday after the country registered 1,233 fresh cases, marking a slight dip in the coronavirus cases recorded a day before. The Union Health Ministry further reported that 31 people died from the virus in the last 24 hours, bumping up the total toll to 5,21,101.

Active COVID-19 cases in the country experienced a dip and were recorded at a mark lower than yesterday: 14,704. 

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The active cases comprise 0.03% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.75%, the ministry said. A reduction of 674 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.20% and the weekly positivity rate was recorded as 0.25%, according to the ministry.

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The last 24 hours saw a total of 6,24,022 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.85 crore cumulative tests.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,87,410, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21%.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 183.82 crore.

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A total of 5,21,101 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,47,780 from Maharashtra, 67,844 from Kerala, 40,052 from Karnataka, 38,025 from Tamil Nadu, 26,151 from Delhi, 23,494 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,197 from West Bengal.

“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.