The active cases comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections
New Delhi:
India logged 28,204 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 147 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, while the active cases fell to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.45 per cent, which is the highest ever recovery rate achieved, the ministry said.
The number of deaths has climbed to 4,28,682 with 373 fresh fatalities, data showed.
The active cases comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, the ministry said.
A decrease of 13,680 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.