India recorded 4,912 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, the total recovery rate reached at around 98.71 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,39,90,414.
The death toll has climbed to 5,28,487 with 38 fatalities, which include 19 deaths reconciled by Kerala, government data shows.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have decreased to 44,436, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were around 45,281.
Active cases:
A decrease of 845 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.10 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.
The total death toll in the country is now at 5,28,487. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.
The daily positivity rate on September 24 was recorded 1.62 per cent.
ICMR Testing:
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 89,33,52,145 samples have been tested up to September 23 for COVID-19. Of these 3,03,888 samples were tested on Friday.
