With 6,396 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,51,556, while the active cases dipped to 69,897, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll climbed to 5,14,589 with 201 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 26 consecutive days.
The active cases comprise 0.16 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.64 per cent, the ministry said.
