Coronavirus: India reports 2,59,170 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate drops to 85.56%
FollowIndia's total tally of Covid-19 cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day.
India reported 2,59,170 new Covid-19 cases and 1,761 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The total cases in the country now stand at 1,53,21,089.
There are 20,31,977 active cases in the country at present while 1,31,08,582 people have recovered from the disease.
Registering a steady increase for the 41st day in a row, the active cases increased to 20,31,977, comprising 13.26% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 85.56%.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,31,08,582, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.18%, the data stated.
The death toll went up to 1,80,530 with 1,761 succumbing to the infection.
According to the ICMR, 26,94,14,035 samples have been tested up to April 19 with 15,19,486 samples being tested on Monday.
