India reports 61,267 news coronavirus cases, 884 deaths in 24hours
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The past 24 hours have brought some positive news for India. The country has seen a sharp drop in Covid-19 cases, as it reported 61,267 fresh cases of coronavirus. This has taken the COVID tally in India to 66.85 lakh, while the death toll stands at 1,03,569 including the 884 deaths in the past 24 hours. India now has 9,19,023 active coronavirus cases and more than 56.6 lakh recoveries. Over 75.787 people have recovered from the infection in 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
For a few weeks now, India's fatality rate has hovered around the 1.5 percent mark while its recovery rate, 84.7 percent, has remained above 80 percent for two weeks now.