Updated On: 08 January, 2021 11:45 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state till date.

A health worker checks the body temperature of an arriving passenger as they are mandated to undergo coronavirus screening at a railway terminus in Mumbai. Pic/AFP
With 18,139 new coronavirus infections and 234 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 1,04,13,417, while the death toll touched 1,50,570, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.
India continued its streak of low daily new cases. Till now, 1,00,37,398 have recovered. Currently, there are 2,25,449 active cases. The recovery rate stands at 96.36 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.45 as per cent.