Covid-19 India Updates: 2,858 New Infections, Active Cases Fall Further

Active Covid-19 cases in India continued their decline as daily recoveries outpaced new additions.

The country reported 2,858 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry's 8 a.m. update. There were 3,355 recoveries and 11 deaths during the same period.

Active cases have now fallen to 18,096, a steep decline from a peak of over 22 lakh in January.

Key Figures

• Total confirmed cases: 4,31,19,112

• Active cases: 18,096

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,25,76,815

• Total deaths: 5,24,201

• Number of new cases in last 24 hours: 2,858

• One-day recovveries: 3,355

• One-day deaths: 11