India reports 46,617 new cases in a day, deaths cross 4 lakh mark

India saw a single-day rise of 46,617 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,04,58,251, while the national recovery rate has crossed 97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 4,00,312 with 853 daily fatalities.
The active cases have further declined to 5,09,637, comprising 1.67 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.01 per cent.