<p>India recorded a single-day rise of 1,590 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 146 days, while the number of active cases of the infection climbed to 8,601, the health ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more fatalities -- three reported from Maharashtra and one each recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/covid-testing-down-to-less-than-20-will-be-ramped-up-bbmp-1203338.html" target="_blank">Covid testing down to less than 20%, will be ramped up: BBMP</a></strong></p>.<p>The daily positivity was recorded at 1.33 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.23 per cent.</p>.<p>With the fresh cases, India's Covid-19 tally has climbed to 4,47,02,257.</p>.<p>The active cases account for 0.02 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.79 per cent, according to the ministry's website.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the viral infection has gone up to 4,41,62,832, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.</p>.<p>According to the ministry's website, 220.65 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to beneficiaries across the country.</p>
<p>India recorded a single-day rise of 1,590 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 146 days, while the number of active cases of the infection climbed to 8,601, the health ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more fatalities -- three reported from Maharashtra and one each recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/covid-testing-down-to-less-than-20-will-be-ramped-up-bbmp-1203338.html" target="_blank">Covid testing down to less than 20%, will be ramped up: BBMP</a></strong></p>.<p>The daily positivity was recorded at 1.33 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.23 per cent.</p>.<p>With the fresh cases, India's Covid-19 tally has climbed to 4,47,02,257.</p>.<p>The active cases account for 0.02 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.79 per cent, according to the ministry's website.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the viral infection has gone up to 4,41,62,832, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.</p>.<p>According to the ministry's website, 220.65 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to beneficiaries across the country.</p>