Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 19: India reported 13,058 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in 231 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Tuesday.
The India active caseload stands at 1,83,118, lowest in 227 days. The active cases account for less than 1% of the total cases. This is lowest since March 2020 which is currently at 0.54%.
Meanwhile, Country’s recovery rate is highest since the beginning of the pandemic and is currently at 98.14%. In last 24 hours, over 11 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country, informed the Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR).With 11,81,314 samples tested on Monday to detect the presence of the virus. Notably, 59,31,06,188 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Also, 98.67 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under nationwide vaccination drive.