The country recorded 1,71,934 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The total number of infections has reached 4.17 crore, and the active cases have crossed the 15.6 lakh mark.
The figures are based on the State bulletins released until 10 p.m. on Wednesday. However, Ladakh, Tripura, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jharkhand, and Lakshadweep had not yet released data for the day.