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11,713 new cases take India's Coronavirus tally to 1,08,14,304

New Delhi
February 6, 2021

India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,14,304 with 11,713 new cases in a day, while 1,05,10,796 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.19 % on Saturday, according to Union Health Ministry data. There are 1,48,590 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.37 % of the total caseload, the data stated.

The total Coronavirus cases mounted to 1,08,14,304 and the death toll climbed to 1,54,918 with the novel Coronavirus virus claiming 95 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated showed. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.43 %. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 20,06,72,589 samples have been tested up to February 5 with 7,40,794 samples being tested on Friday.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29 and 90 lakh on November 20 and one crore on December 19. The 95 latest fatalities include 40 from Maharashtra and 19 from Kerala.