India reported 10,549 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, 15.7 per cent higher than yesterday, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry.

This brings the country’s cumulative caseload to 3,45,55,431. Total recoveries were at 3,39,77,830 across the country. A total of 9,868 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate is now at 98.33 per cent.

India’s active caseload stands at 1,10,133. In the last 24 hours, active cases increased by 193.

Among all the states, Kerala reported the highest Covid-19 cases at 5,987, followed by Maharashtra with 848 cases, West Bengal with 758 cases, Tamil Nadu with 739 cases and Mizoram with 444 cases.

These five states accounted for 83.2 per cent of the daily new cases reported on Friday, with Kerala alone responsible for 56.75 per cent of the fresh infections.

In the last 24 hours, 488 people succumbed to Covid-19, increasing the total reported death count to 4,67,468. The last time it was higher than this was on Nov 13, 2021, i.e. 13 days ago, when India reported 555 deaths.

Maximum casualties were reported in Kerala (384), followed by Maharashtra with 50 daily deaths.

India conducted 11,81,246 tests during the previous day, according to the Health Ministry data.

A total of 83,88,824 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 1,20,27,03,659.