COVID-19: 18,819 fresh cases push active caseload beyond 1-lakh mark first time after Feb 28

India recorded 18,819 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 39 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. 

According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (June 30), the country saw a total of 13,827 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.56 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,28,22,493.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,04,555, the health ministry data showed today. 

An increase of 4,953 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said. 

As per data, Covid active cases on February 28 stood at 1,02,601. On March 1, it declined to 92,472. The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,116. 

In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.The daily positivity rate in the country also spiked from 3.35 per cent on Wednesday to 4.16 today.

ICMR Testing:According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 86,23,75,489 samples have been tested up to June 29 for COVID-19. Of these 4,52,430 samples were tested on Wednesday.