Coronavirus live updates | India records 15,590 fresh cases

India's COVID-19 caseload increased to 1,05,27,683 with 15,590 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 1,01,62,738, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll has increased to 1,51,918 with 191 new fatalities, the data updated at 11 a.m.

India recorded 87 new COVID-19 cases per million population in the last seven days which is one of the lowest in the world when compared with countries like the US, the UK, Russia, Germany, Brazil, France and Italy, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

It further said that only one new death per million population was reported in India in this period.  "With a case fatality rate of 1.44 %, COVID-19 deaths per million population in India are one of the lowest in the world," the ministry underscored.   India's total COVID-19 active caseload continues to manifest a sustained downward movement and has dropped to 2.13 lakh comprising just 2.03 % of the country's total infections, it said.

The daily new cases added to the country's COVID-19 numbers have been below 20K in the recent days, it said.

The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) has recommended to doctors to get the COVID-19 vaccination, and insist on the Covishield vaccine till the phase-3 results of Covaxin are out.

The COVID-19 vaccination is all set to be rolled out January 16 with healthcare providers to be covered in the first phase.

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,05,27,683 with 15,590 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,01,62,738, according to the Union health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The country's death toll increased to 1,51,918 with 191 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.   The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,62,738 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.53%, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.

The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh.

There are 2,13,027 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.02 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.  India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.