India's Coronavirus death toll rises to 1,41,772, fatality rate stands at 1.45%

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 death toll rose to 1,41,772 with 412 new fatalities while the total number of recoveries surged to 92.53 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.74 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. The daily new deaths have been less than 500 from the last five days, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 92,53,306.

The active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the fourth consecutive day. There are 3,72,293 active Coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 3.81 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

"The gap between recoveries and active cases is steadily increasing and presently stands at 8,881,013," the ministry highlighted.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.

It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, and 90 lakh on November 20.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 15,07,59,726 samples had been tested up to December 9 with 9,22,959 being tested on Wednesday. "The past one crore tests were added in just 10 days. Comprehensive and widespread testing on a sustained basis has resulted in bringing down the positivity rate," the ministry said.

Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the national capital is not over yet but it is "definitely on the wane".

"Cases are falling, and death count in a day is lowest in the last 40 days. The situation has improved, and we can definitely say the third wave of the pandemic here is on the wane. It is not over, but on the wane," he told reporters.