India's COVID-19 case tally increased by 3,947 in a day to reach 4,45,87,307, while active cases declined to 39,583, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. Active cases comprise 0.09 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.73 per cent, the health ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.23 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 1.44 per cent. The active Covid cases declined by 1,167 in a day while the number of people who recuperated from the disease increased to 4,40,19,095. It crossed the four crore mark on January 25 this year.

Source: Hindustan Times September 30, 2022 10:43 UTC