India on Tuesday (Feb 1) recorded 1.67 lakh new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, 20 per cent lower than yesterday's 2.09 lakh figure, taking the total infection tally in the country to 4,14,69,499.

The Covid positivity rate dropped from 15.7% to 11.6%, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 15.25%. 

India's active caseload currently stands at 17.43 lakh cases.

As many as 1,192 people have died of Covid during the past 24-hour period, according to the Health Ministry, higher in comparison to previous day's as Kerala added 638 fatalities to its backlog.

In the ongoing Covid vaccination drive across the country, 166.03 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far. 

Over 75 per cent of the country's adult population is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Source: NDTV

BDST: 1440 HRS, FEB 01, 2022
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