Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Over 10,000 New Infections; Active Cases Decline

Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination numbers in India here.

A rally for Covid-19 vaccination awareness in Bangaon Basti, Jharkhand. (Photographer: Arko Datto/Bloomberg)

India's active Covid-19 case load declined as daily recoveries dwarfed fresh cases for the twelfth day in a row.

The country added 10,197 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 17. That compares with nearly 12,134 recoveries in the same period.

Active cases, now at 1.28 lakh, account for 0.37% of the country's total tally— the lowest since March 2020.

Key figures:

  • Total confirmed cases: 3,44,66,598

  • Total number of active cases: 1,28,555

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,38,73,890

  • Total deaths: 4,64,153

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 10,197

  • One-day recoveries: 12,134

  • One-day deaths: 301

  • Vaccines given in the last 24 hours: 67,82,042

  • Total vaccines administered: 1,13,68,79,685

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