India on Friday recorded 2.51 lakh new cases, a drop of more than 35,000 compared to the previous day, and 627 virus-related deaths, according to the data published by the Health Ministry this morning. 400 districts have logged over 10 per cent positivity rate in the week ending January 26.
The active now comprises 5.18 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.60 per cent. The daily positivity rate - the share of coronavirus tests that return positive and considered a key marker of the pandemic's status - is down from 19.59% to 15.88% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 17.47 per cent.
