India COVID-19 Cases: India’s active cases dipped to 85,680.
New Delhi:
India on Wednesday reported a total of 6,561 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,38,599, while the active cases dipped to 85,680, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The death count climbed to 5,14,246 with 223 fresh fatalities, the government data stated.
The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 24 consecutive days.
The active cases comprises 0.20 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.60 per cent, the ministry said.
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India Records 6,561 New Covid Cases
India on Wednesday reported a total of 6,561 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,45,160, while the active cases dipped to 85,680, according to the Union Health Ministry data.