Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 13: In the last 24 hours, a total of 15,823 new COVID-19 cases and 226 deaths were reported in India, Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
With 22,844 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries climbed to 3,33,42,901. Since the onset of the pandemic last year 3,40,01,743 coronavirus infections have been registered. At present, there are 2,07,653 active cases in the country.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the 96 Crore mark. In the last 24 hours, 50,63,845 doses were administered, taking the cumulative vaccine doses inoculated so far to 96,43,79,212.
In the last 24 hours, as many as 13,25,399 COVID-19 tests were conducted , according to the data of Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR). As per the information given by the research body, the total samples tested for the presence of the COVID-19 virus mounted to 58,63,63,442.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, India reported 14,313 new COVID-19 cases with over 11 lakh tests conducted across the nation.