Nation sees 12,923 fresh Covid cases, 108 more deaths
New Delhi, February 11
India’s Covid tally has climbed to 1,08,71,294 with 12,923 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,05,73,372, the health ministry said on Thursday.
The death toll in the country due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,55,360 with 108 more people succumbing to it, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,05,73,372, which translates to a national Covid recovery rate of 97.26 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
The country currently has 1,42,562 active Covid cases, which account for only 1.31 per cent of its total caseload, the data stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 20,40,23,840 samples have so far been tested in the country for Covid, including 6,99,185 on Wednesday.
The 108 fresh fatalities include 30 from Maharashtra, 18 from Kerala and 14 from Punjab.
Of the total 1,55,360 deaths caused by the viral disease, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of 51,390, followed by Tamil Nadu (12,396), Karnataka (12,244), Delhi (10,884), West Bengal (10,220), Uttar Pradesh (8,696) and Andhra Pradesh (7,161). PTI
