Coronavirus: India reports 23,285 new cases; 117 deaths in the last 24 hours

India recorded 23,285 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,13,08,846 according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
 

India recorded 23,285 cases of coronavirus infection in a day, the highest in around 78 days, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 1,13,08,846, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll increased to 1,58,306 with 117 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
 

The total active caseload increased to 1,97,237, which now comprises 1.74% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has dropped to 96.86%.

On December 24, 24,712 new infections were reported in a span of 24 hours.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,09,53,303, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.40%, the data stated.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

According to the ICMR, a total of 22,49,98,638 samples have been tested up to March 11, with 7,40,345 samples being tested on Thursday.