New Delhi: With 57,981 new Coronavirus cases reported in the country during the last 24 hours, the total number rose to 26,47,663 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the death toll due to Coronavirus infection climbed to 50,921 with 941 people succumbing to the disease.
The recoveries surged to 19,19,842, pushing the recovery rate to 72.51 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 also crossed the three crore mark in India, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research data.
The case fatality rate has declined to 1.92 per cent. There are 6,76,900 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country.
According to ICMR, a total of 3,00,41,400 samples have been tested up to 16 August 16 with 7,31,697 samples being tested on Sunday.