India’s daily count of fresh Covid cases drops to 18-month low

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India’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases fell significantly to 6,822 over the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in over 18 months, statistics released by the Union health ministry on Tuesday morning show.</p>
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On Monday, 8,306 new cases had been reported.  The number of new daily cases of coronavirus infections has been recorded below 10,000 for 11 consecutive days now.</p>
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Meanwhile, the number of deaths recorded due to the disease in the last 24 hours was put at 220.</p>
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A decrease of 3,402 cases has also been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in the last 24 hours. India's active caseload currently stands at 95,014 which is the lowest in the last 554 days</p>
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The Recovery Rate is currently at 98.36%, the highest since March 2020, as per health ministry data.</p>
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So far, 128.76 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country.</p>
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India’s vaccination drive crossed another important milestone on Monday with over 50% of the eligible population now being fully vaccinated.</p>
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Amongst states, Himachal Pradesh has become the first in the country to administer the second dose of Covid-19 to all its eligible citizens.</p>