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Patna : India reported 1,61,386 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 1,67,059 cases a day before, taking the tally of cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic to 4,16,30,885 at 8 am on February 2, 2022. The country reported 1,733 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, a big jump from 1,192 deaths on February 1, 2022, continuing the alarming trend.
On the other hand, a total of 2,81,109 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours, 2,54,076 recoveries on February 1, 2022, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,95,11,307. India’s recovery rate (RR) was 94.91% on February 2, 2022.
India’s Active Caseload was 16,21,603 on February 2, 2022, a massive drop of 1,21,456 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 3.90% of the country’s total Positive Cases on February 2, 2022, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 17,42,793 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 73.24 Crore (73,24,39,986) sample tests. The, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 14.15% on February 2, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 9.26%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of more than 57 lakh (57,42,659) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 167.29 Crore (1,67,29,42,707) as per provisional reports till 7 am on February 2, 2022.