India on Saturday registered less than 3,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for a sixth consecutive day, even as several countries witness a worrying surge in caseloads. The health ministry said 2,075 new Covid-19 cases had been reported and that the active caseload had now dropped below the 28,000-mark, or 0.06 per cent of the nation’s cumulative caseload.
Over the last 24 hours, 71 Covid-related deaths were also registered, taking the total number of lives lost to around 5.16 lakh. The death rate remains at 1.20 per cent.As many as 3,383 people were said to have ‘recovered’ from the infection in the last 24 hours. The national ‘recovery rate’ is now 98.73 per cent.
