Coronavirus: India logs 25,072 new infections, lowest in 160 days; recovery rate at highest
India reported 25,072 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 160 days, the Union Health Ministry said.
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FollowIndia on Monday reported 25,702 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in 160 days and 389 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The new infections took the total tally to, while the death toll rose to 4,34,756.
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The country saw 44,157 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours, which took the total recoveries to 3,16,80,626 across the country. While the country’s recovery rate increased to 97.63%.
Meanwhile, active caseload in the country further declined to 3.33 lakh, lowest in 155 days. Active cases constitute 1.03% of the total infections, the ministry data showed.
According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data, 50,75,51,399 samples were tested up to August 22 for Covid-19. Of these, 12,95,160 samples were tested on Sunday.
A total of 58,14,89,377 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far, while 52,23,612 doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
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