India's Covid-19 fatality rate drops to 2.38%; recovery rate up at 63.34%

India also saw a record single-day spike of 49,310 cases while the death-toll mounted to 30,601 with 740 new fatalities, the data said

For the third day in a row, the number of Covid-19 recoveries in a 24-hour span saw another record high, with 34,602 patients having recuperated pushing the recovery rate to 63.45 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

The case fatality rate has further declined to 2.38 per cent, it said.

According to data updated at 8 am, the total recoveries have climbed to 8,17,208, while there are 4,40,135 active cases of coronavirus in the country at present, the ministry said as the Covid-19 tally surged to 1.28 million.

India also saw a record single-day spike of 49,310