Union Ministry of Health. The country witnessed a single-day death of 20 because of the respiratory infection. With this, the overall fatalities have surged to 5,23,889.
The number of active cases declined by 363 in a 24-hour span to reach 19,137. The active cases constitute 0.04% of the total infections.
The country's Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74% on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,25,41,887, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22%.
The daily positivity rate declined on Tuesday after crossing 1% mark yesterday. On Tuesday, the daily positivity rate stood at 0.61%.