COVID-19: India logs 21,566 new cases, 45 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases at 1,48,881

India added 21,566 new coronavirus infections, with which the active cases came to a total of 1,48,881, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death toll climbed to 5,25,870 with 45 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent, the ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.25 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.64 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,31,50,434 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent