COVID-19 active caseload falls below 5 lakh

Crossing another “milestone” in the fight against the pandemic, the COVID-19 active caseload in India has fallen below the 5 lakh-mark for the first time after 106 days and comprises merely 5.73% of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on November 11.

70% of the 44,281 new coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours are from ten States and UTs with Delhi continuing to report the highest daily new cases at 7,830. It is followed by Kerala with 6,010 cases, the Ministry said.

There are 4,94,657 active cases of coronavirus infections as on date. It was 4,96,988 on July 28. PTI