New Delhi, November 01:

With 46,963 fresh covid-19 infections, India’s caseload rose to 81,84,082on Sunday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 74-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate to 91.34%, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The country’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 12,21,11with 470new fatalities.

A total of 74,91,513 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far, taking the national recovery rate to 91.34%. The case fatality rate has dropped to 1.49%

The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below 6 lakh for the third consecutive day.

There are 57,04, 58 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, which comprise 7.16% of the total caseload, the data stated.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.

It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29.

Kerala reported 7,983 fresh cases on Saturday, pushing the COVID-19 caseload to 4,20,166, while as many as 91,190 people are presently undergoing treatment, Health minister K K Shailaja said.

Maharashtra reported 5,548 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking the state’s tally of cases to 16,78,406, while the death toll reached 43,911 with 74 fresh fatalities, a health department official said.

The national capital recorded 5,062 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally to over 3.86 lakh, even as the positivity rate jumped to nearly 11.5 per cent amid festivities and rising pollution in the city.