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India continues to witness a surge in covid-19 cases as 59,118 fresh infections and 257 death were reported in a single day. India reports The active caseload registered an increase for the 16th day in a row and was recorded at 4,21,066 comprising 3.55 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 95.09 per cent, the Union Health Ministry data stated.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,12,64,637, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.36 per cent.
Maharashtra remains the worst affected state due to COVID as there are 2,64,001 active coronavirus cases in the state.
Meanwhile, as many as 5,55,04,440 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far.