India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.51 lakh with 41,322 new infections being reported in a day, while 87,59,969 people have recovered so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.68 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data.

The total cases increased to 93,51,109 and the death toll climbed to 1,36,200 with the virus claiming 485 more lives. After showing an upward trend for three days in a row, the active COVID-19 caseload decreased to 4,54,940, remaining below five lakh for the 18th day. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.46 per cent.