India added 37,875 new COVID-19 cases, while the active cases stands at 3,91,256, comprising 1.18 per cent of the total infections, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
The total tally of COVID-19 cases has increased to 3,30,96,718.
The number of deaths has climbed to 4,41,411 with 369 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The active cases comprise 1.18 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.48 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 1,608 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
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The World Health Organization called Wednesday for countries to avoid giving out extra Covid jabs until year-end, pointing to the millions worldwide who have yet to receive a single dose."
After recording less than 30,000 cases since last Friday, Kerala on Wednesday reported 30,196 afresh, pushing the total infections in the state to 42,83,494.
With 82 patients getting discharged from hospitals during the day, the state's recovery figure increased to 1,70,578.
There are 856 active cases of coronavirus in the coastal state at present, the official said.
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