India reports 3,688 fresh coronavirus cases
India has reported 3,688 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of infections in the country since the pandemic started to 4,30,75,864.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases increased to 18,684, with 883 new active cases in a 24-hour time span.
The country also reported 50 covid-related deaths today, bringing the total number of Covid fatalities to 5,23,803.
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.