The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months, taking India's Covid-19 caseload

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months, taking India's Covid-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 82,90,370.

The last time coronavirus cases dipped below 30,000 was on July 15 when the country registered 29,429 cases.

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The total coronavirus cases mounted to 88,74,290 with 29,163 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 1,30,519 with 449 new fatalities.

The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the seventh consecutive day. There are 4,53,401 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date which comprises 5.11 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.

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The total recoveries have surged to 82,90,370 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.42 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 50-lakh mark on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29.