India reported 52,123 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry dashboard showed on Thursday, which took its tally to 15,83,792.
India’s COVID-19 tally near 16 lakh mark today, while the recoveries jumped to 9,88,029. The country’s death toll rose to 34,968 with 775 fatalities being recorded in a day. The fatality from covid currently stands at 2.23% in India as compared to global average of about 4%.
Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 15,83,792 including 5,28,242 active cases, 10,20,582 cured/discharged/migrated and 34,968 deaths, the health ministry said.
The recoveries on Tuesday is one of the highest ever recoveries in a single day. 32,553 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate stand at 64.51%. The gap between active patients and recovered patients has crossed 4 lakh and currently stands at 4,92,340.