India logs 30,570 fresh COVID cases, over 38,000 recoveries in 24 hours; active cases decline to 3.42 lakh
India TV NewsIndia recorded new 30,570 cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 431 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, the country saw a total of 38,303 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.62 per cent and total recoveries to 3,25,60,474. Meanwhile, Kerala on Wednesday reported 17,681 fresh COVID-19 cases and 208 deaths, which took the total caseload to 44,24,046 and fatalities to 22,987. The number of people who recovered from the infection since Tuesday was 25,588 which brought the total recoveries to 42,09,746 and the number of active cases to 1,90,750, a state government release said. However, 17,681 fresh positive cases, reported in the last 24 hours, out of 97,070 samples tested during the same period, gives a figure of more than 18 per cent.