New Delhi:
India reported nearly 16,000 new cases of Covid and 68 fatalities, including 24 atoned for by Kerala, according to health ministry data updated on Saturday.
The 8 a.m. data also showed that the number of active cases fell by 4,271 in the span of 24 hours to 1,19,264, representing 0.27 percent of the total number of infections.
The new 15,815 coronavirus infections and 68 deaths pushed the total numbers to 4,42,39,372 cases and 5,26,996 deaths, according to the data.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.54 percent, the health ministry said.
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