India logs 22,270 new Covid cases, 325 more deaths

New Delhi, February 19

India’s Covid tally climbed to 4,28,02,505 on Saturday as 22,270 more people tested positive for the viral disease, while the active cases came down to 2,53,739, according to Union health ministry data.

The death toll reached 5,11,230 with 325 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Daily Covid cases have remained below one lakh for 13 consecutive days now.

The active cases comprise 0.59 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid recovery rate had further improved to 98.21 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 38,353 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.8 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.5 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,20,37,536. The case fatality rate stood at 1.19 per cent, it said.

The cumulative number of doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid vaccination drive has exceeded 175.03 crore.

The 325 new fatalities include 191 from Kerala and 19 from Karnataka.

The 5,11,230 deaths reported so far in the country include 1,43,547 from Maharashtra, 63,529 from Kerala, 39,757 from Karnataka, 37,970 from Tamil Nadu, 26,095 from Delhi, 23,424 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,107 from West Bengal.