With 29,163 new COVID-19 cases, India’s tally rises to 88.74 lakh

With 29,163 fresh cases of the coronavirus and 449 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s tally stands at 88,74,290, while the death toll rose to 1,30,519, according to Health Ministry data.

Of the total cases, 82,90,370 have been cured/discharged/migrated. There are 4,53,401 active cases of COVID-19 in India.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 93.42%.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said over 12.65 crore samples have been tested up to November 16 of which 8,44,382 samples were tested yesterday.