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With this, the tally of Covid cases has risen to 4.46 crore (4,46,44,938).
The death toll climbed to 5,28,980 with 3 fatalities which includes two deaths reconciled by Kerala.
The country had earlier reported low Covid cases on April 11 when 796 infections were logged.
Meanwhile, the active cases declined to 22,549, from 23,193. The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections.
The national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said in its release.
A decrease of 644 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.35 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.02 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,93,409, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
According to the ministry, 219.56 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid vaccination drive.
(With inputs from agencies)
