India reports 1,581 fresh COVID-19 cases, 33 deaths

India reported 1,581 fresh COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hrs, marking the infection tally to 4,30,10,971, while the active cases further declined to 23,913, the Union health ministry informed on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,16,543, with 33 daily fatalities. The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent.

A reduction of 1,193 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in the last 24 hrs. The last 24 hours saw a total of 5,68,471 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.36 crore cumulative tests. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,70,515, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 181.56 crores.