India on Tuesday recorded 10,126 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally of infections in the country to 3,43,77,113 since the pandemi...
India on Tuesday recorded 10,126 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally of infections in the country to 3,43,77,113 since the pandemic began in January last year. The number of new cases was 11.57% fewer than Monday’s count of 11,451 cases.
The country on Tuesday registered the lowest number of new cases in 266 days, the Union government said.
The countrywide toll increased to 4,61,389 after 332 people died of the disease in the last 24 hours.
At present, the country has 1,40,638 active coronavirus cases, and the number of active cases has reduced by 2,188 in the past day. India’s current active caseload is its lowest in 263 days.
In the past 24 hours, a total of 59,08,440 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered throughout the country. Overall, 1,09,08,16,356 vaccine doses have been administered in the country, as per the Union health ministry’s figures on Tuesday morning.
A total of 3,37,75,086 people have recovered from the disease in the country, and the nationwide recovery rate is 98.25%.
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