India adds 12,249 coronavirus infections, 13 deaths; active cases up by over 2,300

PTI

New Delhi, June 22

India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, while active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The latest updates pushed the country’s overall covid numbers to 4,33,31,645 cases, 5,24,903 deaths and 81,687 active cases, the data released at 8am showed.

The number of active cases rose by 2,374 from Tuesday to stand at 81,687, and now constituted 0.19 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The country's covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.6 per cent as the number of people who have recuperated from the disease increased to 4,27,25,055. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent.

According to the ministry, 196.45 crore doses of covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far.