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New Delhi : India logged 7,447 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally of cases recorded so far in the country to 3,47,26,049 cases at 8 am on December 17, 2021. Less than 15,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for last 50 days now.
A total of 7,886 Covid-19 patients, on the other hand, were declared cured / discharged in the country in last 24 hours taking the tally of recoveries since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,41,62,765 on December 17, 2021. India’s recovery rate (RR) was 98.38% on December 17, highest since March 2020, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
India’s Active Caseloadis dropped to 86,415 on December 17, 2021. Active cases constituted 0.25% of the country’s total Positive Cases on December 17, the lowest since March 2020.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,59,952 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 66.15 Crore (66,15,07,694) sample tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.63% remains less than 1% for the last 33 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 0.59% on December 17, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 74 days and below 3% for 109 consecutive days now.
With the administration of 70,46,805 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 135.99 Crore (1,35,99,96,267) as per provisional reports till 7 am on December 17, 2021. This has been achieved through 1,42,79,769 sessions.
India recorded 391 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,76,869 in the country on December 17, 2021.