India reports 58,077 new COVID cases, positivity rate drops to 3.89 pc

India has reported 58,077 new cases of COVID-19 and 657 fresh deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

With this, the country's active caseload currently stands at 6,97,802, which accounts for 1.64 per cent of total cases.

The daily positivity rate in India has been recorded at 3.89 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 5.76 per cent.

With 1,50,407 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total number of people who have recuperated from COVID so far in India was pushed to 4,13,31,158. The current recovery rate in the country is 97.17 per cent, the ministry said.

The country's cumulative death toll has mounted to 5,07,177.

Meanwhile, a total of 74.78 crore tests have been conducted so far in India, with 14,91,678 tests held in the last 24 hours, as per ministry data.

The government also said that a total of 1,71,79,51,432  vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under a nationwide vaccination drive.