India logs 84,332 fresh coronavirus cases, 4,002 deaths in 24 hours

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India's daily Covid tally falls below 90,000-mark with 84,332 new cases; 4002 fatalities take death toll to 367,081, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare.

India’s caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed to 29,359,155 on Saturday. This is the first time in more than two months that the daily cases went below the 90,000-mark. On Friday, 91,702 Covid-19 cases were recorded across the country.

Relatives perform the last rites for their loved one who died due to the Covid-19.

According to health ministry the death toll and recoveries to 367,081 and 27,911,384 respectively. The active cases have come down to 1,080,690 and constitute 3.83 per cent of the caseload.

This is the fifth consecutive day when India has reported less than 100,000 COVID cases and also the lowest in 73 days.

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On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases.

India's overall tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 29,359,155 with 1,080,690 active cases and 367,081 deaths so far.

After battling a brutal second wave for weeks, fresh COVID cases came down below the three lakh-mark for the first time on May 17 after touching record high of 414,188 on May 7.

Funeral pyres of victims burn at an open crematorium set up at a granite quarry on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

According to the Health Ministry, a total of 121,311 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 27,911,384 till date.

The Health Ministry said that a total of 249,600,304 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 3,433,763 who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.

The Indian Council of Medical Research has not yet given data as to how many tests were were done in the last 24 hours, till filing of this report.