Hyderabad:There were 61,537 new novel coronavirus cases in India, taking the tally to 20,88,611 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 42,518 with 933 fresh fatalities, according to data released by the Health Ministry.
COVID-19 India tracker: State-wise report The number of recoveries surged to 14,27,005 and the recovery rate hit 68.32 per cent.
There are 6,19,088 active cases of the Covid-19 cases - which is 29.64 per cent of the caseload. A total of 61,537 cases were added in a day, taking the tally to 20,88,611, it said.
For the 10th day in a row COVID-19 cases increased by more than 50,000.
As many as 5,98,778 samples were tested on Friday, taking the total to 2,33,87,171 so far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.