India Reports Over 7K Covid19 Cases, 289 Deaths in 24 Hours

KNB News Desk

Srinagar 18 December (KNB): India has reported 7,145  new cases of Covid19, with 289 covid19 fatalities during the last 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.  

As per the ministry, a total of 3,41,71,471 covid19 patients have recovered so far in the country anD 8,706 patients have been recovered in the last 24 hours across India.  

“The active caseload of the country currently stands at 84,565, which constitutes 0.24 percent of the total cases, lowest since March 2020,” said the MoHFW.  

It further said that the daily positivity rate at present is 0.57 percent, a figure less than two percent for the last 75 days. “Weekly Positivity Rate remains 0.62 percent, which is less than one percent for the last 34 days,” it added. 

The ministry further said that 136.66 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive and 66.28 Cr. total tests have been conducted so far throughout the country. (KNB)

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