Covid-19: Cases below 20,000 after nearly six months in one day, death toll above 1.46 lakh
The number of daily new coronavirus infections reported in the country was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months
New Delhi: The number of daily new coronavirus infections reported in the country was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months while the Covid-19 active caseload fell below 3 lakh.
India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,00,75,116 with 19,556 new infections being reported in a day. The death toll increased to 1,46,111 with 301 new fatalities.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 96,36,487 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.65 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The Covid-19 active caseload has fallen below 3 lakh. There are 2,92,518 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.90 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 60-lakh mark 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.