India's daily COVID positivity rate rises to 19.59% as 2.86 lakh people test positive

India's daily COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 19.59% as 2,86,384 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country saw 573 deaths, taking the total COVID-19 death toll to 4,91,700. Active cases in India stand at 22,02,472, while 3,76,77,328 people have been discharged so far.