As per the union health ministry data, India reported 38,353 Covid-19 cases and 479 deaths in the last 24 hours on Wednesday. On the other hand, India reported 28,204 new Covid cases and 373 deaths yesterday. India's active caseload has climbed to 3,86,351--the lowest in 140 days, the union health ministry added. The Covid-19 active cases constitute 1.21% of the total cases. Besides, India has achieved its highest recovery rate today at 97.45%, the health ministry said.

Source: Mint August 11, 2021 04:07 UTC