Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec.18: India has reported 7,145 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. According to the data released by Union Health Ministry on Saturday morning, total 8,706 recoveries were recorded in the country in the past 24 hours.
The recovery rate currently stands at 98.38% which is at its highest since March 2020.
The number of active cases in India stands at 84,565 which is the lowest in 569 days. This has taken the total recoveries in the country to 3,41,71,471.
The active caseload accounts for less than 1% of total cases and is currently at 0.24% which is the lowest since March 2020.
Apart from this, 289 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours due to the novel coronavirus. With this, the death toll in India now stands at 4,77,158.
According to data available about the nationwide vaccination drive, the number of total vaccinations administered in the country is 1,36,66,05,173.