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With 14,256 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbs to 1,06,39,684

Jammu
January 23, 2021

With 14,256 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,06,39,684 on Saturday, while 1,03,00,838 patients have recuperated so far in the country, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.81 %, according to the health ministry.

There are 1,85,662 active cases of the Coronavirus infection in the country currently, which accounts for only 1.78 % of the total caseload, according to data released by the ministry. The COVID-19 caseload has mounted to 1,06,39,684 and the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 1,53,184, with the novel coronavirus claiming 152 more lives in the country in a span of 24 hours, the updated data showed.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.44 %. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 19,09,85,119 samples have so far been tested for the viral disease in the country, including 8,37,095 on Friday.