India on Saturday recorded 24,882 fresh Covid-19 infections, the highest so far this year
New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded 24,882 fresh Covid-19 infections, the highest so far this year, which took the caseload to 1,13,33,728.
This is also the highest daily rise in the last 83 days. As many as 26,624 new infections were recorded on December 20.
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The death toll climbed to 1,58,446 with 140 new fatalities.
The country's active caseload increased to 2,02,022. It constitutes 1.74 per cent of the total infections. The recovery rate dropped to 96.82 per cent.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,09,73,260. The case fatality rate stands at 1.40 per cent, as per the data.
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India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 60-lakh mark on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The 140 new fatalities include 56 from Maharashtra, 34 from Punjab and 14 from Kerala.
