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COVID-19: 36,652 new cases take India’s virus tally to 96,08,211

The death toll climbed to 1,39,700 with the coronavirus virus claiming 512 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country.

By PTI

Published Date - 5 December 2020, 10:14 AM

COVID-19: 36,652 new cases take India’s virus tally to 96,08,211 — A health worker wearing a PPE kit takes a swab from a police constable for COVID-19 test, at a health centre in Ahmedabad.

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 96.08 lakh with 36,652 new cases in a day, while 90,58,822 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 94.28 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 96,08,211 and the death toll climbed to 1,39,700 with the coronavirus virus claiming 512 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.45 per cent.

There are 4,09,689 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 4.26 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

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