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New Delhi : India recorded 7,145 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally of cases logged so far in the country to 3,47,33,194 cases at 8 am on December 18, 2021. Less than 15,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for last 51 days now.
A total of 8,706 Covid-19 patients, on the other hand, were declared cured/ discharged in the country in last 24 hours increasing the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,41,71,471 on December 18, 2021. India’s recovery rate (RR) stands at 98.38%, highest since March 2020, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
India’s Active Caseload was 84,565 on December 18, a further drop of 1,850 cases in last 24 hours, the lowest in 569 days. Active cases constituted 0.24% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, the lowest since March 2020.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,45,402 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 66.28 Core (66,28,97,388) cumulative tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.62% remains less than 1% for the last 34 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 0.57% on December 18, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 75 days and below 3% for 110 consecutive days now.
With the administration of 62,06,244 vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 136.66 Crore (1,36,66,05,173) as per provisional reports till 7 am on December 18, 2021. This has been achieved through 1,43,67,288 sessions.
India recorded 289 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,77,158 in the country on December 18, 2021.