India records 58,077 new Covid cases, 657 deaths in last 24 hours

New Delhi, Feb 11: India's active caseload dipped to 6,97,802, from Thursday's 7.9 lakh, data provided by the Union Ministry of Health showed. The country reported 58,077 new Covid-19 cases and 657 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am, Friday.

The daily positivity rate on Friday dipped to 3.89% from 4.44%, data provided by the Union Ministry of Health showed.

The weekly positivity rate also saw a decrease from 6.58% to 5.76%. The recovery rate on Friday stood at 97.17%.

According to the data, the country saw a total of 1,67,882 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 96.95 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,13,31,158.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,07,177. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.