New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 12,608 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 4,42,98,864.
The death toll climbed to 5,27,206 with 72 fatalities, including 29 fatalities by Kerala, the data updated the Indian Health Ministry on Friday.
The active cases comprised 0.23 per cent of the total infections, as the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.58 per cent, the health ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.48 per cent, and weekly at 4.20 per cent, according to the health ministry.
The 43 new fatalities composed of eight from Delhi, six from Maharashtra, five from Haryana, four each from Punjab and West Bengal, three from Karnataka, two each from Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh and one each from Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Web Desk
