Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Records 3,993 New Covid Cases, Lowest In 663 Days
India COVID-19 LIVE Updates: This is the lowest daily spike in Covid in over 660 days. The last time India's daily new cases fell below 4,000 was on 15 May 2020.
India Covid Cases: With 108 fresh fatalities, the death count climbed to 5,15,210 so far.
New Delhi:
India today reported a total of 3,993 new COVID-19 infections, taking the Covid tally to 4,29,71,308. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 49,948.
With 108 fresh fatalities, the death count climbed to 5,15,210 so far.
This is the lowest daily spike in Covid cases in 663 days. The last time India's daily new cases fell below 4,000 was on 15 May 2020, when the country recorded 3,967 fresh cases. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 30 consecutive days, and it is the second straight day the new case count has been under 5,000 cases.
The active cases comprise 0.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.68 per cent, the ministry said.
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Mar 08, 2022 08:59 (IST)
India records 3,993 new Covid cases, lowest daily spike in 663 days
India today reported 3,993 new COVID-19 infections, taking the Covid tally to 4,29,71,308. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 49,948.
With 108 fresh fatalities, the death count climbed to 5,15,210 so far.
This is the lowest daily spike in Covid cases in 663 days. The last time India's daily new cases fell below 4,000 was on 15 May 2020, when the country recorded 3,967 fresh cases. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 30 consecutive days, and it is the second straight day the new case count has been under 5,000 cases.
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