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New Delhi : India recorded 7,974 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally of cases recorded so far to 3,47,18,602 at 8 am on December 16, 2021. Less than 15,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for last 49 days now in the country. India had registered 6,984 new Covid-19 cases on December 15, 2021.
A total of 7,948 Covid-19 patients, on the other hand, were declared / discharged in the country in last 24 hours increasing the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,41,54,879 on December 16, 2021. India’s recovery rate stands at 98.38%, the highest since March 2020.
India’s Active Caseload was 87,245 on December 16, 2021. Active cases constituted 0.25% of the country’s total Positive Cases on December 16, the lowest since March 2020, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,16,011 sample tests being conducted in India. India has so far conducted over 66.02 Crore (66,02,47,762) sample tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.64% remains less than 1% for the last 32 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 0.57% on December 16, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 73 days and below 3% for 108 consecutive days now.
With the administration of 60,12,425 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 135.25 Crore (1,35,25,36,986) as per provisional reports till 7 am on December 16, 2021. This has been achieved through 1,41,93,269 sessions.
India reported 343 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,76,478 in the country on December 16.
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