With a fresh spike of 43,893 COVID-19 infections and 508 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally stood at 79,90,322. The daily spike in cases as well as deaths have been on the decline, the Union Ministry of Health stated on Wednesday. On October 26, the single-day deaths were 480, lowest in recent times.

Out of the total cases, 6,10,803 are currently active, 72,59,509 have been discharged, while 1,20,010 lost the battle against the pandemic. While the recovery rate stands at 90.85%, the fatality rate is 1.5%, the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed.