New Delhi: India reports 6,822 new cases (lowest in 558 days), 10,004 recoveries, and 220 deaths in the last 24 hours. Currently, the active caseload stands at 95,014 - the lowest in 554 days reported Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The death toll climbed to 4,73,757 with 220 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
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The recovery rate is currently at 98.36%, the highest since March 2020. A decrease of 3,402 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 10,000 for 11 straight days and less than 50,000 for 163 consecutive days now.
The active cases comprise 0.27 percent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.36 percent, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19, according to PTI.
About 128.76 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far. About 64.94 cr total tests conducted have been conducted so far.