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India records 18,346 fresh COVID-19 infections, lowest in over 6 months

As many as 29,639 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 3,31,50,886.

New Delhi: India recorded 18,346 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest in over 6 months, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.

With this, the active caseload of the country stands at 2,52,902; accounting for less than 1 per cent of the total cases.

As per the ministry, the recovery rate of India is at its highest since March 2020 and currently stands at 97.93 per cent.

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As many as 29,639 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 3,31,50,886.

Six states, including Maharashtra and Punjab, carry 85.6 pct new caseload of COVID-19

A total number of 57,53,94,042 tests have been conducted so far.