India continued to register a declining trend in fresh COVID-19 cases reporting 1, 86,364 new cases on Friday.
A total of 3,660 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry while 2, 59,459 people have been discharged.
While the daily new cases were at the lowest in the last 44 days the active caseload declined to 23, 43,152.
As per the Union Health Ministry, active cases decreased by 76,755 in the last 24 hours.
With 2, 59,459 patient recoveries reported during the last 24 hours, a total of 2, 48, 93,410 patients have recovered in the country so far.
The recovery rate increased to 90.34 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is currently at 10.42 per cent and the daily positivity rate at 9.00 per cent, less than 10 per cent for 4 consecutive days.A total of 20.57 crore vaccine doses administered so far, said the Union Health Ministry.
A total of 33, 90, 39,861 samples tested up to May 27. Of these, 20, 70,508 samples tested on Thursday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).