India Records 3,993 Fresh Covid Cases, Lowest In 662 days

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.46 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.68 per cent.

India logged 3,993 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 662 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,71,308, while the active cases dipped to 49,948, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The death count climbed to 5,15,210 with 108 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate further improved to 98.68 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 4,170 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.