India records 17,135 fresh COVID-19 cases, 47 fatalities
The Hindu
The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,26,477 with 47 new fatalities
With 17,135 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's infection tally rose to 4,40,67,144, while the active cases have declined to 1,37,057, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,26,477 with 47 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. stated.
The active cases comprise 0.31% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.49%, the ministry said.
A decrease of 2,735 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.69%. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.67%, according to the Health Ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,34,03,610, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20%.
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