India added 2,539 fresh cases of COVID-19 to its tally, which has now bumped up to 4,30,01,477 on Thursday. The death toll was also increased by 60, according to the data released by the Union Health Ministry, pushing the number to 5,16,132.

Active COVID-19 cases in the country dipped on Thursday and now stand at 30,799. Kerala reported 50 out of the 60 new fatalities in India on Thursday, according to reports from PTI.

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India also expanded its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Wednesday, allowing children above the age of 12 to get vaccinated against the deadly disease. The active cases constitute 0.07% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.73%, the health ministry said.

A reduction of 2,012 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.35% while the weekly positivity rate was 0.42%, according to the health ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the infection surged to 4,24,54,546, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20%.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 180.80 crore.

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A total of 5,16,132 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,43,759 from Maharashtra, 67,008 from Kerala, 40,026 from Karnataka, 38,024 from Tamil Nadu, 26,144 from Delhi, 23,492 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,191 from West Bengal, according to reports from PTI.

The health ministry stressed that more than 70% 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.