India has reported 73,272 new cases of coronavirus and 926 deaths in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in the country now stands at 69,79,424, while the death toll rose to 1,07,416, according to Health Ministry data.
Of the total cases, 59,88,823 have been cured/discharged/migrated. There are 8,83,185 active cases of COVID-19 in India.
The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 85.52%.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said over 8.57 crore samples have been tested up to October 9 of which 11,64,018 samples were tested yesterday.
The Health Ministry on Saturday said the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country, for the first time in a month, has fallen below the nine lakh-mark.
“For the first time since 9th Sept, Active Cases have fallen under the 9L mark, yesterday. This indicates a trend of steady decline in Active Cases. This decline has been possible due to decrease in number of active cases in 20 States/UTs over the last month,” Health Ministry tweeted.
