COVID-19: India reports 1,190 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases come down to 16,243

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COVID-19 cases in India: India recorded 1,190 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (November 2), the total recovery rate reached at around 98.78 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,41,09,133.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have decreased to 16,243, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were around 17,618.

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Active cases:

A decrease of total 1,375 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said. 

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,30,452. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020. 

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Delhi COVID tally: 

The national capital recorded 63 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here on Tuesday. No new fatalities were recorded due to the infection. The fresh cases came out of the 5,325 tests conducted the previous day.

With the fresh cases, the infection tally in Delhi rose to 20,06,266 while the death toll remained unchanged at 26,509. The number of active cases stands at 353 while the number of patients in home isolation is 261. Out of 8,778 beds in hospitals, 44 are occupied.