India recorded 67,084 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,241 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (February 10), the country saw a total of 1,67,882 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 96.95 per cent, and total recoveries data reached 4,11,80,751.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 7,90,789 (1.86 per cent), the ministry data showed today.
The total death toll in the country is now at 5,06,520. The first death due to the COVID pandemic in India was reported in March 2020.
The daily positivity rate is at 4.44 per cent today. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 74,61,96,071 samples have been tested up to February 9 for COVID-19. Of these, 15,11,321 samples were tested on Wednesday.
