India logs 1,247 new Covid cases

New Delhi, April 19 : A total of 1,247 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, the on Health Ministry said Tuesday. According to the bulletin issued by the Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,30,45,527 while the death toll rose to 5,21,966 as one more succumbed to the disease. On a positive note, 928 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 4,25,11,701. The recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent. The active caseload stands at 11,860, the figures showed. As per the bulletin, 83.18 crore tests for Covid-19 have been done so far. India has administered 186.72 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far under the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive. DS GNK

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