The countrywide tally now stands at 88,74,290, according to Union health ministry update at 8 am. The number of active cases continue to stay below the five lakh-mark and the number of patients discharged patients has reached 82,90,370. The country recorded 449 new fatalities due to Covid-19 which pushed the death toll to 1,30,519, according to health ministry. The number of daily cases has been declining for six consecutive weeks, and Monday’s figure of 30,548 was a “historic low”, the health ministry said. Also, the trend of daily Covid-19 recoveries outpacing the daily infections continued for the 44th day on Monday when the country recorded 30,548 cases of the infection.

Source: Hindustan Times November 17, 2020 03:54 UTC