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The death toll climbed to 5,30,452 with 1,375 more fatalities, including 1,369 deaths reconciled by Punjab and two reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.Of the four deaths reported in a span of 24 hours, one each was recorded in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Rajasthan. The active cases account for 0.04% of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 98.78%, according to the ministry's website. A decrease of 1,375 cases was recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has climbed to 4,41,09,133, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent, the ministry said.According to the ministry's website, 219.66 crore doses of Covid vaccines have so far been administered to beneficiaries across the country. India's Covid tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 2020, 40 lakh on Sept...