Updated On: 18 August, 2021 08:11 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
India adds 25,166 new cases, but the fatalities hover around 400; active cases reduce by 12,101 in 24 hours

People try to enter a temporary vaccination centre, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
India saw a single-day rise of 25,166 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in 154 days, taking the tally to 3,22,50,679, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.51 per cent, the highest since March 2020, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll has climbed to 4,32,079 with 437 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The active cases have declined to 3,69,846, the lowest in 146 days. It comprises 1.15 per cent of the total cases, the lowest since March 2020, the health ministry said.