With 12,584 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours on Tuesday, India recorded the lowest single-day rise in over seven months taking the country's overall tally to 1,04,79,179. Before this, the lowest number was recorded on June 17 last year, when India reported 12,881 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day. The death toll increased to 1,51,327 with 167 daily new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,11,294 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.49 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.

With 12,584 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours on Tuesday, India recorded the lowest single-day rise in over seven months taking the country's overall tally to 1,04,79,179. Before this, the lowest number was recorded on June 17 last year, when India reported 12,881 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day. The death toll increased to 1,51,327 with 167 daily new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,11,294 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.49 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.