India, Dec. 2 -- With 36,604 fresh cases of the coronavirus and 501 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's tally stands at 94,99,413, while the death toll rose to 1,38,122, according to Health Ministry data.

Of the total cases, 89,32,647 have been cured/discharged. There are 4,28,644 active cases of COVID-19 in India.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 94.03%.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said over 14.24 crore samples have been tested up to December 1 of which 10,96,651 samples were tested yesterday.

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