India reports over 10,000 COVID cases for fifth straight day

World Sunday 23/April/2023 10:43 AM
By: ANI
India reports over 10,000 COVID cases for fifth straight day
The country saw a little dip from Saturday's COVID cases tally. (Photo Credit: ANI)

New Delhi: India reported over 10,000 COVID cases for the fifth straight day with 10,112 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

The country saw a little dip from Saturday's COVID cases tally. 

India recorded 12,193 on April 22, 11,692 on April 21, 12,591 on April 20, 10,542 on April 19, 7,633 on April 18, and 9,111 on April 17.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the country's active cases increased to 67,806 which was 67,556 yesterday.

Presently recovery rate stands at 98.66 per cent, the Health Ministry stated further. 

As many as 9,833 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours taking the overall count of people cured of the infection to 4,42,92,854, according to the Ministry.

Under the nationwide vaccination drive, India has so far administered 220.66 crore Covid vaccine doses (95.21 cr second doses and 22.87 cr precautionary doses), of which 1,947 doses were administered in the last 24 hours