India sees slight decline in new cases, Reports 43,393 cases and 911 deaths in single day

New Delhi: After rising for a day, India recorded a slight dip in fresh infections detected in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data. As many as 43,393 more people have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the cumulative caseload to 3,07,52,950. The positivity rate now stands at 2.42%.

On the other hand, the fatalities went up slightly with 911 more people succumbing to the disease. The death toll due to coronavirus in India stands at 4,05,939. Further, the number of daily recoveries surpassed fresh infections once again on Friday after it broke a 55-day rally the day before.

The country saw 44,459 more people getting discharged between Thursday and Friday. The total number of discharges has reached 2,98,88,284 while the recovery rate has improved to 97.19%. This has also resulted in the number of active cases reaching 4,58,727, declining by 1,977 in the last 24 hours.