According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, India recorded 13,451 new cases of Covid-19, along with 585 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours.  India witnessed a total of 14,021 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.19 per cent which is the highest since March 2020 and total recoveries data reached to 3,35,97,339.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India moderately declined to 1,62,661 (lowest in 242 days), the ministry data showed.  The total death toll in the country is now at 4,55,653. In India, the first death due to COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

Meanwhile, South Kerala yesterday recorded 7,163 fresh Covid cases, and 482 deaths which increased the caseload to 49,19,952 and toll to 29,355. Of the 482 deaths, 90 were reported in the last few days, 341 were those which were not confirmed until June 18 last year. Due to want of adequate documentation and 51 were designated as COVID deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and Supreme Court directions, a state govt release said. With 6,960 more people recovering from the virus since Monday, the total recoveries touched 48,24,745 and the active cases dropped to 74,456, the release said.

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