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India records 11,649 new COVID-19 cases

February 15, 2021 10:21 IST

India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,09,16,589 with 11,649 new infections being reported in a day, while the daily deaths were recorded below 100 for the ninth time this month, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.

IMAGE: A medic worker wearing a PPE kit collects a swab sample of a passenger amid the COVID-19 outbreak at Dadar station in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo

The death toll increased to 1,55,732 with 90 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

 

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,21,220 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.29 per cent, while the COVID-19case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 1.5 lakh.

There are 1,39,637 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 1.28 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 20,67,16,634 samples have been tested up to February 14 with 4,86,122 samples being tested on Sunday.

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