COVID-19 Highlights: India reported only 1 Covid-related death on Wednesday.
India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 4,46,46,880 with 1,112 fresh infections while the number of active cases came down to 20,821, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death count due to the viral disease climbed to 5,28,987 with one new fatality, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.77 per cent, the ministry said.
Here are the Highlights on Covid-19:
Odisha logs 41 fresh COVID-19 cases
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,36,000 on Thursday as 41 more people, including five children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
The death toll remained unchanged at 9,203 as no fresh fatality was recorded. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it said.