Coronavirus: India reports 1.61 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, over 12 lakh active caseload
India reports 1,61,736 new Covid-19 cases, 879 deaths in the last 24 hours. India's active Covid cases stand at 12,64,698, while 1,22,53,697 people have recovered from disease so far.
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FollowIndia hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912 new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to 1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
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The national Covid recovery rate has fallen below 90%.
The active cases have surpassed the 12-lakh mark, while the death toll increased to 1,70,179 with 904 new fatalities, the highest since October 18, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Registering a steady increase for the 33rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 12,01,009 comprising 8.88% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 89.86%.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,21,56,529, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.26%, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, 25,78,06,986 samples have been tested up to April 11 with 11,80,136 samples being tested on Sunday.
