COVID-19 Updates: India Records 18732 New COVID-19 Cases, 279 More Deaths

New Delhi: With 18,732 new infections, India's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,01,87,850 while 97,61,1538 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 95.82 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday.

The death toll climbed to 1,47,622 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 279 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.

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(As on 27 December, 2020, 08:00 AM)

➡️Confirmed cases: 1,01,87,850
➡️Recovered: 97,61,538 (95.82%)👍
➡️Active cases: 2,78,690 (2.74%)
➡️Deaths: 1,47,622 (1.45%)#IndiaFightsCorona#Unite2FightCorona#StaySafe

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— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) December 27, 2020

The COVID-19 case fatality rate was registered at 1.44 per cent.

There are 2,78,690 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 2.73 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 16,81,02,657 samples have been tested up to December 26 with 9,43,368 samples being tested on Saturday.

(With Agency Inputs)