The total coronavirus cases mounted to 52,14,677, while the death toll climbed to 84,372 with the virus claiming 1,174 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases in the country have reduced to 11,67,952 after 60 days comprising 4 per cent of the total infections.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 9,272 and as many as 1,189 people have been cured and discharged, and one has migrated, it said.
On Tuesday, the Nitish Kumar-led government decided to withdraw 32 personnel of Bihar Military Police posted at the former Bihar CM's residence.
'We have finished that fear.'
There is an upward trend in the recovery rate which was recorded at 62.42 per cent on Friday.
This is the fifth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 50,000 in the country.
