<span style="color: black;">The Health Ministry has informed that in the last 24 hours, the nation registered 3,11,170 new COVID cases.<br />'' <br />''Over 3,62,000 people have recovered and with this the recovery rate has further improved to stand at 84.25 per cent.<br />'' <br />''So far, over 2.7 crore people have recovered from the COVID-19 infection in the country.<br />'' <br />''The cumulative share of active COVID cases in the country has declined to comprise nearly 14.66 per cent of the total reported cases.<br />'' <br />''Currently over 36.18 lakh people are reported to be suffering from the viral pandemic and are either hospitalised or are under home isolation.<br />'' <br />''Ten States including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Kerala continue to be the major hotspots of the viral pandemic.<br />'' <br />''Nearly 75 per cent of the new cases are reported from these 10 states.<br />'' <br />''The Health Ministry has informed that four thousand 77 COVID related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative toll to 2,70,284.<br />'' <br />''With a special focus on the 5-point principle of  'Test, Track, Treat, Isolate & Vaccinate', the number of cumulative COVID-19 testing reported by Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has surpassed the figure of 31.48 crore.<br />'' <br />''The apex medical research body has informed that in the past 24 hours more than 18.32 lakh samples were tested in the country. </span><br />