India reports 13,091 fresh coronavirus cases

India recorded 13,091 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 14 per cent higher than yesterday. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 34 straight days.

Over 11.89 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in India in the last 24 hours, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.

The active caseload in the country presently stands at 1,38,556 which is the lowest in 266 days.

The recovery rate in India currently stands at 98.25, which is the highest since March 2020.

At least 13,878 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. The total number of people who have recovered is 3,38,00,925.