active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said. The ministry also said that 17,22,221 tests were conducted on Friday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 to 48,00,39,185.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.27%. It has been less than 3 % for the last 12 days. Weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.38%, according to the health ministry.
Meanwhile, the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,10,99,771, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34%, the data stated.
Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 50.68 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7 last, 30 lakh on