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Coronavirus update: India reports 6,563 new cases, 132 deaths in last 24 hrs

Written by  Rajan Nath -- December 20th 2021 12:08 PM -- Updated: December 20th 2021 12:12 PM
Coronavirus update: India reports 6,563 new cases, 132 deaths in last 24 hrs

Coronavirus update: India reports 6,563 new cases, 132 deaths in last 24 hrs

Coronavirus India update: India has logged 6,563 new Covid-19 cases, 132 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. The active caseload of the country stands at 82,267; the lowest in nearly 1.5 years (572 days). As per the ministry, as many as 8,077 patients recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,41,87,017. Also Read | Punjab Govt forms SIT to probe Golden Temple sacrilege incident Similarities and differences – COVID-19 and influenza - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization "India's recovery rate stands at 98.39 percent, highest since March 2020," said the ministry while giving coronavirus update about India. Also Read | Kapurthala sacrilege: Accused youth beaten to death by mob COVID-19 | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC As many as 8,77,055 Covid-19 tests were conducted in India in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tests in the country to over 66.51 crore (66,51,12,580). Covid: Why is coronavirus such a threat? - BBC News "Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.60 percent remains less than 1 percent for the last 36 days now. The daily positivity rate has been reported to be 0.75 percent. The daily positivity rate has remained below 2 percent for the last 77 days and below 3 percent for 112 consecutive days now," informed the ministry.

With the administration of 15,82,079 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 137.67 crore (1,37,67,20,359), as per the provisional reports till 7 am on Monday. -PTC News

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