India reports 1.96 lakh new COVID-19 cases, lowest single-day tally since 14 April
FirstpostThe single-day rise fell below 2 lakh after 41 days, while the toll climbed to 3.07 lakh with 3,511 new deaths, the lowest in 21 days, said the health ministry on Tuesday New Delhi: The single-day rise in fresh coronavirus infections in the country fell below 2 lakh taking the cumulative total 2,69,48,874, while the toll rose to 3,07,231, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 1,96,427 new cases were reported in a day, the lowest in around 41 days, while the toll climbed to 3,07,231 with 3,511 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 21 days, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases have further reduced to 25,86,782 comprising 9.60 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 89.26 percent. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September.