India Records 30,548 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Lowest Daily Spike Since Mid-July

New Delhi: In a big relief to the people, India registered the lowest daily spike in four months with 30,548 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Now India’s coronavirus tally has reached 88,45,127 among which 4,65,478 are active cases, while the death toll has climbed to 1,30,070 with 435 new fatalities.

The number of recoveries has surged to 82,49,579 with 43,851 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

The national recovery rate reached at 93.27 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) tested 8,61,706 more samples on Sunday, taking the total to 12,56,98,525.

Maharashtra continued to be the worst-hit state with 17,47,242 cases till date. There are 85,889 active cases and 45,974 Covid-19 deaths.

Delhi’s corona tally has reached 4,85,405 cases whereas 96 more fatalities pushed the national capital’s death toll to 7,614. The other worst-hit states are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.