India reports 4,362 positive Covid cases

With 4,362 positive Covid cases recorded in the country today, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,67,315, while the active cases dipped to 54,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The death count climbed to 5,15,102 with 66 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 9 am stated.

The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 29 consecutive days. The last time India’s daily new cases fell below 5,000 was on 16 May 2020, when 4,864 new cases were reported nationwide.

The active cases comprise 0.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.68 per cent, the ministry said.