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The active cases now comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has been recorded at 98.78 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.
India reported 4,417 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours the lowest in last three months, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,66,862, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
India on Friday reported a total of 21,880 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's overall Covid tally to 4,38,47,065. The active cases increased to 1,49,482, according to the Union Health Ministry data.