India reports 67,597 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 5.02%

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 67,597 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 4,23,39,611, while the active cases fell below 10 lakh after around 27 days, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,04,062 with 1,188 fresh fatalities, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated. The active COVID-19 cases have declined to 9,94,891, comprising 2.35 per cent of the total infections. The national recovery rate improved to 96.46 per cent, the ministry said. There was a reduction of 1,14,047 cases in the active COVID-19 case count in a span of 24 hours, as per the data. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.02 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 8.30 per cent, it said. The number of people who have recuperated from COVID surged to 4,08,40,658, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent, the data showed. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 170.21 crore, it stated. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.