India reports 3,614 fresh coronavirus cases, lowest since 12 May 2020
With 3,614 fresh cases, the lowest since May 12, 2020, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,29,87,875, while the number of active cases of the infection has dipped to 40,559, the Union health ministry said today.
The number of deaths due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,15,803 with 89 more fatalities, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.
The active cases account for 0.09 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.71 per cent, the ministry said.
A reduction of 1,660 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it added.
The daily case count was the lowest since May 12, 2020, when the country had logged 3,604 cases of the infection.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 4,24,31,513 and the case fatality rate was recorded as 1.2 per cent.