India added 15,823 fresh Coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,40,01,743 on Wednesday, while the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.06 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data.

The death toll rose by 226, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases have declined to 2,07,653, the lowest in 214 days, comprising 0.61 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.06 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 7,247 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours.