With 97 fresh deaths, the death toll rose to 5,15,974.
new Delhi:
India on Tuesday recorded 2,568 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,96,062. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases have come down to 33,917.
With 97 fresh deaths, the death toll rose to 5,15,974, according to government data updated at 8 am.
Active cases comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.37 percent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.46 percent.
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