India's COVID-19 tally mounts to 13,85,522 with 48,661 fresh cases in single-day

With 48,661 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 13,85,522 on Sunday, while the recoveries mounted to 8,85,576, according to the Union health ministry data. The country's death toll rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed. There are 4,67,882 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country. 

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many as 36,145 patients have recuperated from coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 63.92 per cent, the ministry said on Sunday. The number of recoveries exceed active coronavirus infections by 4,17,694. 

The total number of confirmed cases also includes foreigners. This is the fourth consecutive day when COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 45,000.