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IN NUMBERS: Over 13,500 fresh cases reported, 30% higher than Tuesday

India reported 13,742 fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 11,030,176, according to a report in the Scroll. The fresh cases are nearly 30 per cent higher than Tuesday’s count. The country saw 104 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 156,567, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 10,726,702. The national recovery rate is at 97.25 per cent. The active caseload is at 146,907, which makes up 1.33 per cent of the total caseload. As many as 12,165,598