India registers 18,987 new COVID-19 cases

India recorded 18,987 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,40,20,730 on Thursday, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.07 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data. The death toll reached 4,51,435 with 246 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 20 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 109 consecutive days now. The active cases have declined to 2,06,586 comprising 0.61 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.07 per cent, the ministry said.

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