India reported 1,32,364 fresh novel Coronavirus infections on Friday taking the country’s total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,85,74,350, while the recovery rate crossed 93 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. Almost 68 per cent decline has been noted in Covid-19 cases since the highest reported peak of cases on May 7, the government said. If the containment measures, Covid-19 appropriate behaviour or vaccination pace slackens, cases can rise again, it has warned.

The Covid-19 death toll climbed to 3,40,702 with 2,713 fresh fatalities. Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make injections for the treatment of mucormycosis or black fungus available to the people free of cost.