India recorded 20,044 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 56 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday (July 16), the country saw a total of 18,301 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.48 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,30,63,651.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,40,760, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 1,39,073.
An increase of 1,687 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.32 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.
The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,660.
