COVID-19 update: India records 37 new cases

India has logged 37 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 302, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll has been recorded at 5,32,038, the data updated at 8 am stated.  The country's Covid case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,99,765).   The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,67,425 and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.

The case fatality rate stands at 1.18 per cent.  According to the ministry's website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far.