New Delhi: With 43,082 new coronavirus cases India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.09 lakh, while 87,18,517 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 93.64 per cent on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
It is the 20th straight day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in a day. The last time daily new cases crossed the 50,000-threshold was on November 7.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 93,09,787 and the death toll climbed to 1,35,715 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 492 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.45 per cent.
There are 4,55,555 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 4.89 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 13,70,62,749 samples have been tested up to November 26 with 11,31,204 samples being tested on Thursday.
Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state with 85,963 active cases and 46,813 deaths so far. The recoveries in the state stand at 18,02,365.
Apart from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases.
The National capital is also witnessing a surge with 5,475 fresh cases on Thursday with 91 deaths. Delhi has now 5.51 lakh Covid-19 cases.
(With Agency Inputs)