Active caseload stands at 1,09,568 India reported 17,092 fresh COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
With this, the country's active caseload has reached 1,09,568. As many as 14,684 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries to 4,28,51,590.
The recovery rate in the country currently stands at 98.54%. While the daily positivity rate stands at 4.14%, the weekly positivity rate is 3.56% and the active cases account for 0.25%.
29 people succumbed to the infection in last 24 hours taking the death toll to 5,25,168. Amid spike in cases, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has directed states and union territories to undertake surveillance of incoming international travellers.