India records 1,590 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 146 days

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India recorded a single-day rise of 1,590 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 146 days, while the number of active cases of the infection climbed to 8,601, the health ministry said on Saturday...

The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more fatalities three reported from Maharashtra and one each recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, according to the ministrys data updated at 8 am...

The active cases account for 0.02 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.79 per cent, according to the ministrys website...

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