Coronavirus Live Updates: India Records 12,885 New Covid Cases In 24 Hours
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Coronavirus Live Updates: The development comes on a day India reported 11,903 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which was 14% higher than Tuesday.
India recorded a single-day rise of 12,885 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's infection tally to 3,43,21,025 on Thursday. The active case count declined to 1,48,579, the lowest in 253 days, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The death count due to the infection climbed to 4,59,652, with 461 daily fatalities being recorded, the data showed.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 27 straight days, and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 130 consecutive days now.
The tally of active cases has declined to 1,48,579 which comprises 0.43 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020. The national recovery rate was recorded at 98.23 per cent, the highest since March 2020.