India on Saturday reported 1,73,790 fresh Covid-19 cases while 3,617 patients succumbed to the Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. This is the third time since April 13 that India has recorded less than two lakh cases. The fatalities have also remained below 4,000 for three consecutive days.

Above 90 per cent recovery

India’s Covid-19 recovery rate has gone up to 90.80 per cent and the active caseload slid down to 22,28,724—a positive sign amid the second wave. India’s daily recoveries continued to outnumber the daily new cases for the 16th consecutive day on Friday and 2,84,601 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry’s latest data revealed on Saturday.