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Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Active Cases Fall To Lowest In 17 Months

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

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A health worker administers a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the fairgrounds of the Pushkar Camel Fair. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)</p></div>
A health worker administers a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the fairgrounds of the Pushkar Camel Fair. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)

India's active case load declined to the lowest since June 10, 2020 as daily recoveries exceeded new infections for the tenth day in a row.

India added 10,229 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 15. That compares with nearly 11,926 recoveries made in the same period.

Active cases, at 1.34 lakh, account for 0.39% of total cases, which is the lowest since March 2020.

Key figures:

  • Total confirmed cases: 3,44,47,536

  • Total number of active cases: 1,34,096

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,38,49,785

  • Total deaths: 4,63,655

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 10,229

  • One-day recoveries: 11,926

  • One-day deaths: 125

  • Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 30,20,119

  • Total vaccines given: 1,12,34,30,478

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