Covid-19: India records 44,111 new cases, 738 deaths
PTI/New Delhi
PTI
Fatalities have fallen to their lowest in 86 days, according to the Union Health Ministry.
India saw a single-day rise of 44,111 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 3,05,02,362, while the death toll climbed to 4,01,050 with 738 new fatalities, the lowest in 86 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
The active cases -- 4,95,533 -- were recorded below five lakh after 97 days and comprised 1.62 percent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate improved to 97.06 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A net decline of 14,104 cases has been recorded in active coronavirus infections in a span of 24 hours, it said.