9,629 new coronavirus infections have been reported in India, but the number of active cases has dropped from 63,380 to 61,013 so far this year according to data published on Wednesday by the Union Health Ministry,. The figures updated at 8 am showed that the death toll rose to 5,31,398 with 29 deaths, including 10 that Kerala reconciled. The weekly positivity rate is 5.61 percent, while the daily positivity rate is 5.38 percent.
