Coronavirus cases in India: number of active cases remained below six lakh for sixth consecutive day
The number of COVID-19 cases in India topped 83 lakh, while the number of recoveries soared to 76.56 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to over 92%, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Union updates Wednesday.
With 46,253 fresh infections, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country climbed to 83,13,876, while deaths jumped to 1,23,611 after 514 more deaths were reported, according to data updated at 8 a.m. in the morning.
So far, 76.56,478 people have recovered from the infection, bringing the national cure rate to 92.09%, while the case fatality rate is 1.49%. The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below six lakh for the sixth day in a row. There are 5,337,787 active cases in the country to date, representing 6.42 percent of the total number of cases, according to the data.
The health ministry pointed out that more than 70% of deaths were due to comorbidities. “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council for Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that the distribution of figures by state is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
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