India reports 2,828 new COVID-19 cases

India reported 2,828 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday that took its infection tally to 4,31,53,043, while the number of active cases increased to 17,087, showed Union health ministry data.

The death count climbed to 5,24,586 with 14



fatalities.

A day earlier, the country had reported 2,685 new cases and 33 deaths.

The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.