COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 67.57 lakh with 72,049 new cases in a day, while 57,44,693 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 85.02 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The death toll climbed to 1,04,555 with the novel coronavirus claiming 986 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.55%.82,203 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country while the number of new confirmed cases stands at 72,049.
The total number of recoveries has touched 57,44,693.The sustained high levels of recoveries have led to further widening of the gap between active and recovered cases.