New Delhi

India reported 17,070 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare currently, the active cases stand at 1,07,189, which is 2,634 more than Thursday.

The total recovery rate stands at 98.55 per cent.

23 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the country's death toll to 5,25,139.

There was a minor dip in the daily positivity rate on Friday to 3.4 per cent from 4.16 per cent on Thursday. The weekly positivity rate now stands at 3.59 per cent.

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Amid the recent surge reported in COVID-19 cases across the country, the centre has urged States and Union Territories to not lower their guards and strictly maintain COVID-appropriate behaviour.