India records 3,116 new Covid-19 cases, 47 deaths in last 24 hours

India recorded 3,116 new Covid-19 cases, 47 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 5,15,850, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health on Sunday (March 13, 2022). The active cases stand at 38,069.

A decrease of 2,490 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 5,559 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,24,37,072.

The active cases account for 0.09 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.71 per cent, the ministry said.

Additionally, the cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive have exceeded ​​​​180.13 crore. As many as 7,61,737 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours to detect the presence of the virus.