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India reports 18,166 Covid cases, 248 deaths in 24 hrs

Health Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2021-10-10 14:24:59
India reports 18,166 Covid cases, 248 deaths in 24 hrs [photo collected]

India reported 18,166 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day rise in nearly seven months. 

The country also reported 214 deaths due to coronavirus. 

The active COVID-19 cases in India comprise 0.68 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020 -- the active caseload at present is 2,30,971, lowest in 208 days.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.99 per cent, highest since March 2020. 

At least 23,624 recoveries in the last 24 hours took the total number of recoveries to 3,32,71,915 in India. 

The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 1.42 per cent, less than 3 per cent for last 41 days.

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 94.70 crore.

Source: NDTV

BDST: 1423 HRS, OCT 10, 2021
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