At 3.86 lakh, active Covid cases lowest in over 4 months

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Updated At : 11:28 AM Aug 12, 2021 IST

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New Delhi, August 11

India logged 38,353 fresh Covid cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 3,20,36,511, even as the active cases have declined to 3,86,351, the lowest in 140 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

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The active cases comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid recovery rate stands at 97.45 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 2,157 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.16 per cent. It has been less than 3 per cent for the last 16 days, the Health Ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.34 per cent. — TNS

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