Locals throng a grocery store after PM Modi’s announcement of 21 days of lockdown in wake of coronavirus, in Patna | PTI
Locals throng a Patna grocery store after PM Modi’s 24 March announcement of a 21-day lockdown to contain Covid-19 | Representational image | PTI
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New Delhi: India’s novel coronavirus tally rose to 32.34 lakh on Wednesday with 67,151 more people testing positive for the infection, while the recoveries have surged to 24,67,758, the Health Ministry said.

 

The death toll from the pathogen climbed to 59,449 with 1,059 more fatalities. There are 7,07,267 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 21.86 per cent of the total 32,34,474 cases, the ministry said.

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.83 per cent, the ministry data stated.

According to the ICMR, a total of 3,76,51,512 tests have been conducted so far, including 8,23,992 samples on Tuesday. PTI

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