India Records 249 New Covid Cases, Active Tally At 4,228

Covid update: The death count has climbed to 5,30,653 with six fatalities reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

India recorded 249 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, while the number of active cases declined further to 4,228, according to Union health ministry data.

With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country stands at 4,46,74,439. The death count has climbed to 5,30,653 with six fatalities reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

No deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry website.