Daily COVID Cases Decline to 2.09 Lakh in India; Active Tally Drops to 18.31 Lakh

The active cases decreased further to 18,31,268 -- 4.43 per cent of the total infections.

Updated: January 31, 2022 10:09 AM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Kritika Bansal

Daily COVID Cases Decline to 2.09 Lakh in India; Active Tally Drops to 18.31 Lakh
A medic collects swab sample of a slum child for COVID-19 test ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: India on Monday witnessed a decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 2,09,918 fresh infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data updated in the morning. On Sunday, the country recorded 2,34,281 new COVID cases, 893 deaths in a span of 24 hours.

The single-day deaths, however, were up on Monday from the day before as 959 fatalities were registered in the past day.

The active cases decreased further to 18,31,268 — 4.43 per cent of the total infections — while the country’s daily positivity rate stands at 15.77 per cent, the ministry said.

The country’s recovery rate stands at 94.37 per cent, taking the number of people who have recuperated from the disease increased to 3,89,76,122.

Meanwhile, the cumulative number of anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 166.03 crore.

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