Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Fresh Cases Remain Below 15,000 For Fourth Straight Day

Active Covid-19 cases in India continued to decline as the daily infection rate remained under the 15,000-mark for the fourth day in a row.

As many as 14,623 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Oct. 19. That compares with 19,446 recoveries in the same period.

India's active caseload stands at 1.78 lakh, which is the lowest since March 5 this year.

Key Coronavirus Data

• Total confirmed cases: 3,41,08,996

• Total number of active cases: 1,78,098

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,34,78,247

• Total deaths: 4,52,651

• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 14,623

• Number of recoveries in a day: 19,446

• Deaths recorded in a day: 197

• Total vaccine doses administered: 99,12,82,283

• Doses administered in the last 24 hours: 41,36,142

India's natiowide inoculation drive is also fast approaching the 100-crore landmark, with over 41 lakh doses being administered in the last 24 hours.

But the milestone hides a worrying disparity.