India reports 17,092 fresh coronavirus cases
India today recorded 17,092 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,86,326. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases rose to 109,568 today.
India also recorded 29 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus fatalities to 5,25,168.
The active cases comprise 0.21 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.58 per cent, the ministry said.