Corona: India Adds 13,823 New Cases On Tuesday

New Delhi: India added 13,823 new corona cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The country’s caseload climbed to 1,05,95,660 including 1,97,201 active cases. The overall recoveries reached 1,02,45,741 after 16,988 fresh recoveries in last 24 hours.

The death toll due to COVID-19 mounted to 1,52,718.

The recovery rate stands at 96.7 per cent and the fatality rate of the country stands 1.4 per cent.

Kerala continues to have the highest number of active cases (68,617), Maharashtra follows with 51,887 active infections.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 18,85,66,947 samples tested for COVID-19 up to January 19, of which 7,64,120 samples were tested on Tuesday.

6,74,835 people in India have been vaccinated

against the COVID-19 so far.

On Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said that India’s presen

t active caseload now consists of just 1.90 per cent of the country’s total positive case

s while the recovery rate has leapt past 96.66 per cent.

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