India recorded 5,476 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 158 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (March 6), the country saw a total of 9,754 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.66 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,23,88,475.The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 59,442 the ministry data showed today.The total death toll in the country is now at 5,15,036. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 77,28,24,246 samples have been tested up to March 5 for COVID-19. Of these 9,09,985 samples were tested on Friday.
