Coronavirus India Live Updates: India Records 2,47,417 New Covid Cases

Coronavirus Live Updates: The daily positivity rate was recorded at 13.11 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 10.80 per cent.

India reported 2,47,417 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 13.11 per cent -- up from 11.5% yesterday -- while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 10.80 per cent.

The country also reported 380 new deaths, taking the total fatalities in India to 485,035, while active cases rose to 11,17,531.

The active cases comprise 3.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 95.59 per cent, the ministry said.