COVID-19: India’s Daily Cases Drops To 38,772, Over 45,000 Recoveries Reported In Last 24 Hours

According to the data released by the ministry, India's total active cases stands at 4,46,952.

India on Monday reported 38,772 new coronavirus infections taking the overall tally over 94,31,692. According to the data released by the ministry, India’s total active cases stands at 4,46,952.  The death toll mounted to 1,37,139 with 443 new deaths. In last 24 hours, 45,333 new recoveries also reported.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 88,47,600, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.81 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate declined further to 1.45 per cent. The active COVID-19 caseload remained below five lakh for the 20th consecutive day.

There are 4,46,952 active cases in the country which comprise 4.74 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.

It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, and surpassed 90 lakh on November 20. According to the ICMR, 14,03,79,976 samples have been tested up to November 29 with 8,76,173 samples being tested on Sunday.