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New Delhi : India reported only 16,051 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 19,968 cases on February 20, 2022, taking the tally of cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic to 4,28,38,524 at 8 am on February 21, 2022. India also logged only 206 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, down from 673 deaths on February 20, taking the toll since the outbreak of the pandemic to 5,12,109 on February 21, 2022.
A total of 37,901 Covid-18 patients recovered in last 24 hours, down from 48,847 recoveries on February 20, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,21,24,284 on February 21, 202. India’s recovery rate (RR) improved to 98.33% on February 21 from 98.28% on February 20, 2022.
India’s Active Caseload was 2,02,131 on February 21, 2022, a drop of 22,056 in last 24 hours. Active cases constituted 0.47% of the country’s total Positive Cases on February 21, 2022, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 8,31,087 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 76.01 Crore (76,01,46,333) sample tests. The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country was 2.12% on February 21, 2022, while the Daily Positivity rate was 1.93%.
Meanwhile, with the administration of more than 7 lakh (7,00,706) vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 175.46 Crore (1,75,46,25,710) as per provisional reports till 7 am on February 21, 2022.