India's total active caseload has significantly dropped to 4.28 lakh (4,28,644) on Wednesday, the lowest after 132 days, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

The daily new cases remained below 50,000 as a million tests of COVID-19 are conducted daily, the ministry informed.

The total active caseload of COVID-19 in the country dropped to 4,28,644.

According to the ministry, there has been a sustained decrease in the number of active cases. India's present active caseload consists of just 4.51 percent of the country's total positive cases.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 89,32,647 pushing the national recovery rate to 94.03 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. The active COVID-19 caseload remained below 5 lakh for the 22nd consecutive day. There are 4,28,644 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 4.51 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

"The difference in new recoveries outnumbering new cases has also improved the recovery rate to 94.03 percent today", the ministry report added.