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Coronavirus India Latest Updates: 6,822 New Cases, 220 More Deaths Reported

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

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A sign outlining Covid-19 measures at a vaccination center, that is administering Covaxin and Covishield, set up at a school in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)
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India's active coronavirus cases fell for the fourth day in a row even as concerns around the new variant Omicron loom.

As many as 6,822 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, lowest in 558 days, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Dec. 7. That compares with nearly 10,004 recoveries during the period.

Active cases fell to the lowest since March 2020, the onset of the pandemic, accounting for 0.27% of the country's total tally.

Key Figures:

  • Total confirmed cases: 3,46,48,383

  • Total number of active cases: 95,014

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,40,79,612

  • Total deaths: 4,73,757

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 6,822

  • One-day recoveries: 10,004

  • One-day deaths: 220 deaths

  • Total vaccines administered: 1,28,76,10,590

  • Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 79,39,038

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