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New Delhi : India reported only 13,405 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, a further drop from 16,051 cases on February 21, 2022, taking the tally of cases recorded in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 4,28,51,929 at 8 am on February 22, 2022. India logged 235 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, up from 206 on February 21, taking the toll to 5,12,344 in the country on February 22, 2022.
A total of 34,226 Covid-19 patients, on the other hand, recovered in last 24 hours, down from 37,901 recoveries on February 21, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,21,58,510 on February 22, 2022., India’s recovery rate (RR) further improved to 98.38% on February 22 from 98.33% on February 21, 2022.
India’s Active Caseload was 1,81,075 on February 22, 2022, a drop of 21,056 in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.42% of the country’s total Positive Cases on February 22, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 10,84,247 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 76.12 Crore (76,12,30,580) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 1.98% on February 22 while the Daily Positivity rate was 1.24%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of more than 35.50 lakh (35,50,868) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 175.83 Crore (1,75,83,27,441) as per provisional reports till 7 am on February 22, 2022.