As per the latest data issued by the Ministry of Health on Friday, November 5, India registered 12,729 new COVID-19 cases and 221 fatalities in the last 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 3,43,33,754 and the death toll to 4,59,873. In the last 24 hours, the country saw 12,165 recoveries. Over the course of 24 hours, the total active number of COVID-19 instances increased by 343 cases.