India logged a single-day rise of 20,044 fresh Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally of cases to 4,37,30,071, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.80%. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,25,660 with 56 new fatalities being reported, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The country now has 1,40,760 active Covid-19 cases. The country also witnessed 18,301 recoveries in a span of 24 hours, taking the number of people who have recuperated from the disease to 4,30,63,651.