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India adds 1.49 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 1,072 deaths in 24 hours

The active cases comprise 3.42 per cent of the total infections, while the national coronavirus recovery rate improved to 95.39 per cent, the health ministry data said

|Feb 04, 2022, 10:48:04 IST

New Delhi: India added 1,49,394 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,19,52,712, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.The death toll climbed to 5,00,055 with 1,072 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 3.42 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 95.39 per cent, the ministry said.A reduction of 98,352 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 30 lakhs on 23 August, 40 lakhs on 5 September and 50 lakhs on 16 September. It went past 60 lakhs on 28 September, 70 lakhs on 11 October, crossed 80 lakhs on 29 October, 90 lakhs on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December.India crossed the grim milestone of two crores on 4 May, 2021 and three crore on 23 June, 2021.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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