The number of new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000, taking the country’s COVID-19 tally to 82.67 lakh, while the total recoveries crossed the 76 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Tuesday. India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 82,67,623 with 38,310 fresh infections, while the death toll reached 1,23,097 after 490 new fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed. A total of 76,03,121 people have recuperated from the infection so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 91.96%, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.49 per cent.The number of active cases remained below six lakh for the fifth consecutive day.

The number of new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000, taking the country’s COVID-19 tally to 82.67 lakh, while the total recoveries crossed the 76 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Tuesday. India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 82,67,623 with 38,310 fresh infections, while the death toll reached 1,23,097 after 490 new fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed. A total of 76,03,121 people have recuperated from the infection so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 91.96%, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.49 per cent.The number of active cases remained below six lakh for the fifth consecutive day.