Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India reports 8,439 new COVID-19 cases; active caseload at 93,733
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: With 8,439 more people testing positive for COVID-19 in a day, India's infection tally rose to 3,46,56,822 on Wednesday, while the count of active cases declined to 93,733, the lowest in 555 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,73,952, with 195 daily fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 10,000 for 12 straight days and less than 50,000 for 164 consecutive days now. The active cases count has declined to 93,733, comprising 0.27 percent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.36 percent, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 3,40,89,137, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.37 percent, the data showed.
