1,233 new COVID-19 cases were reported, along with 31 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (March 30), the country saw a total of 1,876 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate to around 98.75 per cent and total recoveries data reached 4,24,87,410.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 14,704 (0.03%) the ministry data showed today.
The total death toll in the country is now at 5,21,101. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.
The daily positivity rate is at 0.20 per cent today.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 78,85,56,935 samples have been tested up to March 29 for COVID-19. Of these 6,24,022 samples were tested on Tuesday.