Hyderabad: With 48,648 fresh COVID-19 infections, India's caseload rose to 81,37,119 on Saturday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 74-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate to 91.34 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The country's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 1,21,641 with 551 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
There are 5,82,649active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, which comprise 7.16 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 10,87,96,064 samples had been tested for COVID-19 up to October 30. Of these, 10,67,976 samples were tested on Friday.
