Bhubaneswar: India reported 8,865 new cases of Covid-19, the lowest in the last 287 days, and 197 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.
As per the data released by the Union Health Ministry, 11,971 more persons recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, and the active caseload stands at 1,30,793, the lowest in the last 525 days.
The total recoveries are 3,38,61,756 and the death toll has reached 4,63,852.
The daily positivity rate is 0.80% that is less than 2% for the last 43 days, and the weekly positivity rate is 0.97% that is less than 2% for the last 53 days.
The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far in the country stands at 1,12,97,84,045, with 59,75,469 doses administered in the last 24 hours.