Guwahati: With COVID-19 infections on a decline, India recorded 50,848 fresh infections and 68,817 recoveries in the last 24 hours
The cumulative death count stands with 1,358 fresh fatalities reported.
With the new cases, the cumulative caseload has climbed to 3,00,28,709 including 6,43,194 active cases, 3,90,660 deaths and 2,89,94,855 recoveries on Wednesday.
The Covid-19 situation has improved but the emergence of new variants could pose serious threats in the coming days.
Meanwhile, the ongoing vaccination drive has picked up the pace. According to the reports, on Day 3 of the new vaccination policy more than 50 lakh doses having been administered till late evening. In the 2 days of the new plan, 1.39 crore people get vaccinated. On Monday, India saw 88.09 lakh doses being administered.
The active Covid-19 cases in the country further declined to 6, 43,194 and now accounted for 2.14 percent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has improved to 96.56 percent, the Health Ministry said.
