COVID-19: Active cases lowest in 152 days
The Hindu
The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.57%, highest since March 2020
India logged 30,948 new infections, while the active cases declined to 3,53,398 comprising 1.09% of the total infections, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on August 22. The total tally of COVID-19 cases has increased to 3,24,24,234. The death toll has climbed to 4,34,367 with 403 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 a.m. The active cases have declined to 3,53,398, the lowest in 152 days, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.57%, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said. A reduction of 7,942 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
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