Coronavirus update: India records lowest Covid-19 cases in 543 days
Coronavirus India update: With 7,579 new Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India recorded the lowest Covid-19 cases in the last 543 days, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday. India also witnessed 236 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. Out of the fresh Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last 24 hours across the country, Kerala reported 3,698 cases and 75 deaths. Also Read | What kind of ‘Freedom of Speech and Expression’ do we have? Meanwhile, India's active caseload stands at 1,13,584, the lowest in 536 days. Active cases account for less than 1 percent of total cases, currently at 0.33 percent, the lowest since March 2020. Also Read | India administers over 117 cr Covid-19 vaccine so far According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), as many as 12,202 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. With this, the recovery tally in the country has gone up to 3,39,46,749. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.32 percent. "Daily positivity rate (0.79 percent) less than 2 percent for last 50 days. Weekly Positivity Rate (0.93 percent) less than 2 percent for last 60 days," said the ministry while giving coronavirus update about India.
Meanwhile, more than 63.34 crore samples were tested for COVID-19 up till November 22. With the administration of 71,92,154 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 117.63 Cr (1,17,63,73,499) as per provisional reports till 7 am on Tuesday. This has been achieved through 1,21,69,135 sessions. -PTC News