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Coronavirus India Latest Updates: New Infections Fall To Lowest Since Feb. 2
Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination numbers in India here.
16 Nov 2021, 10:15 AM IST 
Members of the public gather during a Covid-19 vaccine drive. (Photographer: Arko Datto/Bloomberg)
India added the fewest coronavirus infections since Feb. 2 amid receding threat of a third wave.
The country added 8,865 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 16. That compares with nearly 11,971 daily recoveries.
Active cases, now at 1.30 lakh, account for 0.38% of total cases — the lowest since March 2020.
Key figures:
Total confirmed cases: 3,44,56,401
Total number of active cases: 1,30,793
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,38,61,756
Total deaths: 4,63,852
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 8,865
One-day recoveries: 11,971
One-day deaths: 197
Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 59,75,469
Total vaccines given: 1,12,97,84,045
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