According to data from the Union Ministry of Health, India recorded 18,987 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections on Thursday to 3,40,20,730, and the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.07%. The data updated at 8 am showed that the death toll reached 4,51,435, with 246 new deaths. The number of new infections of new coronary pneumonia was less than 30,000 for 20 consecutive days, and the number of new cases per day for 109 consecutive days was less than 50,000. The ministry stated that active cases have dropped to 2,06,586, accounting for 0.61% of the total number of infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has been recorded at 98.07%. Within 24 hours, the number of active Covid cases decreased by 1067. A total of 13,01,083 tests were conducted on Wednesday, bringing the cumulative number of tests conducted in the country to date to detect Covid-19 to 58,76,64,525. The number of people recovering from the disease surged to 33,362,709, and the case fatality rate was 1.33%.
News Source: The Times of India
