COVID-19: India logs 20,139 new cases in 24 hrs, highest in 5 months

New Delhi: India registered 20,139 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

According to the Health Ministry bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,36,52,944, while the death toll rose to 5,25,557 after 38 more people succumbed to the disease.

Meanwhile, 16,482 people recovered from the disease, taking the tally of recoveries to 4,36,89,989. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.49 per cent.

The active caseload currently stands at 1,36,076, the figures showed.

As per the bulletin, 86.81 crore tests for Covid-19 have been done so far.

India has administered 199.27 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far under the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive. (UNI)