Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct.5: The Union Health Ministry’s data, updated on Tuesday, shows that India recorded 18,346 new coronavirus cases, the lowest in 209 days, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases to 3,38,53,048, while active cases fell to 2,52,902, the lowest in 201 days.
According to data updated at 8 a.m., the death toll has risen to 4, 49,260, including 263 new fatalities.
For the past 11 days, the daily increase in new coronavirus cases has stayed below 30,000.
The active cases account for 0.75 percent of all infections, the lowest since March 2020, according to the ministry, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was 97.93 percent, the highest since March 2020. Over the course of 24 hours, the active Covid-19 caseload has decreased by 11,556 cases.
On August 7, 2020, India’s Covid-19 tally surpassed 20 lakh, followed by 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It exceeded the 60 lakh level on September 28, the 70 lakh mark on October 11, the 80 lakh mark on October 29, the 90 lakh mark on November 20, and the one-crore mark on December 19.
On May 4, India passed the 2 crore mark, and on June 23, it passed the 3 crore mark.
