India records 13,058 new coronavirus cases, 164 deaths in 24 hours

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India has reported 13,058 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 231 days, pushing the country's infection caseload to 1,83,118, lowest since March 2020, which constitute 0.54 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

The death toll reached 4,52,454 with 164 more fatalities. The recovery of 19,470 patients in the same period has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,34,58,801.

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The active cases declined by 19,470 to stand at 230,971, the lowest in 208 days, which is now 0.68 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said in an update on Sunday.

India's recovery rate stands at 98.14 per cent, currently at its highest peak since March 2020.

The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded.

The active caseload presently is 1,83,118, lowest since March 2020, which constitute 0.54 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. In the last 24 hours, a total of 11,81,314 tests were conducted. India has conducted over 59.31 crore cumulative tests so far.

While the testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, the weekly positivity rate at 1.36 per cent remains less than 3 per cent for the last 116 days.

The daily positivity rate has been reported to be 1.11 per cent. It has remained below 3 per cent in the past 50 days and below 5 per cent in the last 133 days.