India Daily Covid Cases At 12,213, Cross 10,000 For 1st Time Since Late-Feb

India recorded 12,213 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 11 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (June 16), the country saw a total of 7,624 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.66 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,26,74,712.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 58,215, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 53,637.

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An increase of 4,578 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,24,803. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate is 2.35 per cent on June 16.