With 13,052 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,46,183, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,04,23,125, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The national recovery rate has climbed to 96.99 per cent. The death count increased to 1,54,274 with 127 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,23,125. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The total COVID-19 active cases remained below 2 lakh for the 12th consecutive day.
There are 1,68,784 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.57 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, is hopeful of launching Covovax - developed in partnership with American vaccine developer Novavax - by June, its CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday. The US-based pharma firm's Covid jab was found to be 89.3 per cent effective in a UK trial.
The Pune-based Serum Institute has already applied for local trials for the vaccine candidate in India. "Our partnership for a COVID-19 vaccine with @Novavax has also published excellent efficacy results. We have also applied to start trials in India. Hope to launch #COVOVAX by June 2021!" Adar Poonawalla tweeted this afternoon," Mr Poonawalla's tweet read.
