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New Delhi : India reported 1,72,433 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, up from 1,61,386 cases on the preceding day, taking the count of cases recorded in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 4,18,03,318 at 8 am on February 3, 2022. The country logged 1,008 new deaths in last 24 hours, a big drop from 1,733 deaths on the previous day, taking the toll to 4,98,983 in the country on February 3, 2022.
On the other hand, a total of 2,59,107 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours, down from 2,81,109 recoveries on the preceding day, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,97,70,414.India’s recovery rate (RR) stands at 95.14%.
India’s Active Caseload was 15,33,921 on February 3, 2022, a drop of 87,682 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 3.67% of the country’s total Positive Cases at 8 am on February 3, 2022, according to Union Health Ministry figure
The last 24 hours saw a total of 15,69,449 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 73.41 Crore (73,41,92,614) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 12.98% on February 3, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 10.99%.
Mranwhile, with the administration of more than 55 lakh (55,10,693) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 167.87 Crore (1,67,87,93,137) as per provisional reports till 7 am on February 3, 2022.