India recorded 1,61,386 new Covid-19 cases, 1,733 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 4,97,975, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday (February 2, 2022). The active cases stand at 16,21,603.
A decrease of 1,21,456 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 2,81,109 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,95,11,307.
The active cases comprise 3.90 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 94.91 per cent.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 9.26 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 14.15 per cent, according to the ministry.
Additionally, the cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 167.29 crore. As many as 17,42,793 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours to detect the presence of the virus.