Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Active Case Load Inches Lower Toward 2 Lakh
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India's active cases continued on their downward trajectory as the country's daily case count remained below the 20,000-mark for the eighth straight day.
As many as 15,891 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. 16. That compares with 17,861 recoveries in the same period.
The active case load is now nearing the 2-lakh mark, which is the least since March 13 this year.
Key Coronavirus Data
Total confirmed cases: 3,40,53,573
Total number of active cases: 2,01,632
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,33,99,961
Total deaths: 4,51,980
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 15,981
Number of recoveries in a day: 17,861
Deaths recorded in a day: 166
Total vaccine doses administered: 97,23,77,045
Doses administered in the last 24 hours: 8,36,118