New Delhi: India saw 43,846new coronavirus infections in a day,the highest single-day rise recorded so far this year, taking thenationwide COVID-19tally to1,15,99,130, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday
Registering an increase for the 11th day in a row, the total active caseload has increased to 3,09,087,which now comprises 2.66per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 95.96 per cent, the data stated.
The daily rise in infections was the highest recorded in 115 days. The death toll increased to1,59,755with 197 daily new fatalities, the highest in 97 days, the data updated at 8 am showed.
As many as 44,489new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours on November 26
Thenumber of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,11,30,288,while the case fatality rate stands at 1.38 per cent, the data stated
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,30 lakhonAugust 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and50 lakh onSeptember 16.It went past60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh onOctober 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh onNovember 20 andsurpassed theone-crore mark on December 19
According to the ICMR,23,35,65,119 samples have been tested up toMarch 20with11,33,602 samples being tested on Saturday.
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