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New Delhi : India reported only 8,013 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 10,272 cases on February 27, taking the tally of cases recorded in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 4,29,24,130 on February 28, 2022.
India logged 119 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, down from 243 deaths on February 27, taking the toll to 5,13,843 in the country on February 28, 2022.
A total of 16,765 Covid-19 patients, on the other hand, recovered in last 24 hours, down from 20,439 recoveries on February 27, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,23,07,686 on February 28, 2022. India’s recovery rate (RR) improved to 98.56% on February 28 from 98.54% on February 27, 2022.
India’s Active Caseload was 1,02,601 on February 28, 2022, a drop of 8,871 in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.24% of the country’s total Positive Cases on February 28, 2022, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 7,23,828 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 76.74 Crore (76,74,81,346) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 1.17% on February 28, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 1.11%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of nearly 5 lakh (4,90,321) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 177.50 Crore (1,77,50,86,335) as per provisional reports till 7 am on February 28, 2022..