Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 24: India reported 15,906 new COVID-19 cases and 16,479 recoveries in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
The active caseload of the country stands at 1,72,594 in the country, which is lowest in 235 days. The active cases account for 0.51% of the total COVID-19 cases of the country reported so far, which is lowest since March 2020. With a total 16,479 new recoveries, the recovery rate of the nation stands at 3,35,48,605 which has been increased from 98.16% to 98.17%. The weekly positivity rate is 1.23%, while the daily positivity rate stands at 1.19%.
Meanwhile, 59.97 crore samples have been tested for the presence of the virus so far, informed the Health Ministry. In addition to this, over 102.10 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
“102.10 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under nationwide vaccination drive”, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.