Active Covid Cases Dip To 3,402 In India

The number of people recuperated surged to 4,41,42,432…

New Delhi: On Thursday, 22 December 2022, India logged 185 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases reduced to 3,402, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,76,515). The death count stood at 5,30,681 with one fatality being reported from Delhi in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total coronavirus infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website data.

A decrease of six cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in the last 24 hours.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,42,432, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

According to the health ministry's website, 220.03 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. 

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

The country crossed the milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year. It had crossed the four-crore mark on January 25, 2022.