India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months, taking the country's Covid-19 caseload to 1,03,56,844.

New Delhi: India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months, taking the country's Covid-19 caseload to 1,03,56,844.

The death toll increased to 1,49,850 with 201 new fatalities.

CoronavirusThe number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 99,75,958  pushing the national recovery rate to 96.32 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.

The Covid-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh for the 15th consecutive day.

There are 2,31,036 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.23 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.

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India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 80-lakh mark on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

The 201 new fatalities include 29 from Maharashtra, 25 from West Bengal, 24 from Punjab, 19 from Kerala and 12 each from Delhi and Chhattisgarh.