India reports 1,054 new COVID-19 cases

India reported a single-day rise of 1,054 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 4,30,35,271, while the count of active cases fell to 11,132, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

The death count due to the disease has climbed to 5,21,685 with 29 daily fatalities being



reported.

The count of active cases currently comprises 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate is at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 127 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed.