New Covid-19 cases dip to 35,342, 483 deaths in 24 hours

India added 35,342 new Covid-19 cases 483 deaths in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data showed on Friday. The country has reported over 3.12 crore cases and over 4.19 lakh fatalities so far, the health ministry said.

Active cases of Covid-19 also increased by 3,881 and were logged at 405,513, accounting for 1.3% of the total cases

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India's test positivity rate continued to show a decline. For the 32 straight days Thursday, it remained below the 5 per cent-mark at 2.12 per cent.

As many as 38,740 recoveries were witnessed in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate is at 97.36 per cent.

The total number of doses administered in the country has exceeded 42.34 crores so far, the health ministry said.