The country's Covid death toll climbed to 4,98,983 with 1,008 daily fatalities, while the active cases decreased to 15,33,921, the health ministry's data showed.
A clear trend in terms of fewer Covid cases requiring oxygen-supported beds or ICU beds has been observed, noted health ministry’s joint secretary Lav Agarwal.
A reduction of 20,546 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in the last 24 hours, though the recovery rate has decreased to 93.33%, the health ministry said.
India’s R value, an indicator of how fast infection is spreading, had hit an all-time high of 2.89 in mid-January, but now the wave shows signs of dissipating.
The decision to ease the restrictions was taken in view of the declining number of Covid cases in the city. The proposal also seeks to end the odd-even system for opening shops.
Death toll has climbed to 4,88,396 with 703 fresh fatalities and the national Covid recovery rate has dropped to 93.50 per cent, according to the health ministry.
During the briefing, Centre informed that about 94% of India’s adults have been administered first dose of Covid vaccine, while 72% are fully vaccinated.
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