India logs 46,148 new covid cases in past 24 hours; recovery rate now at 96.80 per cent

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New Delhi :India recorded 46,148 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 979 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the country saw a total of 58,578 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,93,09,607. With this, the recovery rate now stands at 96.80 per cent. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 3,02,79,331 with 5,72,994 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 3,96,730. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 last year.The tally crossed the 2-crore mark on May 4.