active cases account for less than 1% of the total cases, currently, at 0.29%, the lowest since March 2020, the health ministry said.
Meanwhile, with 391 fresh fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll climbed to 4,70,115. A total of 8,612 recoveries were reported in the past day.
Overall, 3,40,45,666 people have recovered from coronavirus infection in the country to date. According to the union health ministry, Kerala and Maharashtra account for 55% of the daily coronavirus cases in the country.
Yesterday, two people were tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Karnataka. A 46-year-old male and a 66-year-old male were those who contracted the variant.