India on Tuesday logged 86,498 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day surge in infections in 66 days, taking the cumulative tally to 2,89,96,473. The daily positivity rate stood at 4.62 percent.
The country has reported less than 1 lakh fresh cases of coronavirus after 63 days.
According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday, the death toll from COVID-19 rose to 3,51,309 with 2,123 new fatalities. The number of active cases has been less than 2 lakh for the twelfth straight day.
The active case count has reduced to 13,03,702, while 1,82,282 discharges pushed the number of people who have recuperated from the disease to 2,73,41,462.
The number of recoveries continues to outnumber daily new cases for 26 consecutive days.
A total of 18,73,485 tests were conducted on Monday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for the detection of COVID-19 in the country to 36,82,07,596.
India is recovering from the fatal second wave of the pandemic that hit the country in April-May claiming the lives of many, and leading to several critical issues like shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply at various hospitals across the country.
With the situation improving in the country, several states that had imposed many restrictions in view of the second wave have started easing curbs in a graded manner.
So far, over 23 crore vaccine doses have been administered in India under the nationwide inoculation drive. However, some states are still facing a crippling shortage of vaccine doses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that his government would take back control of the vaccination drive from the states and provide vaccines free of charge to all above 18 from June 21.
