Active COVID-19 cases in country drop below 8 lakh mark for first time in one and a half months

India has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against COVID as the active caseload of the country has fallen below 8 lakh after one and a half months. The total positive cases of the country today stood at 7 lakh 95 thousand 87. They comprise merely 10.70 per cent of the total cases. The active caseload was below the 8 lakh mark last on 1st September. The national Recovery Rate has also grown to 87.78 per cent. With a high number of COVID patients recovering every day, India’s steady trend of registering dipping active cases continues. The total recovered cases stands at 65 lakh 24 thousand 5 hundred 95. The difference between active cases and recovered cases is consistently widening. 70 thousand 8 hundred 16 patients have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours whereas the new confirmed cases are 62 thousand 2 hundred 12.