Corona: India Records 2,51,209 New Cases, 627 Deaths

New Delhi: India records 2,51,209 new coronavirus cases along with 627 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With this, the daily positivity rate in the country dropped to 15.88 per cent.

As per the ministry, the country’s active caseload mounted to 21,05,611, which is 5.18 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases reported so far.

As many as 3,47,443 recoveries from the virus have also been reported in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate too witnessed a drop today; was recorded to be 17.47 per cent.

Over 164.44 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. The Ministry, in its release, informed that 15,82,307 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Over 72.37 crore tests have been conducted so far in the country, said the ministry.

Meanwhile, under the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, 1,64,44,73,216 vaccine doses have been administered so far.

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