India reports 7,447 new Covid cases, 391 deaths

17 December 2021, 12:59 pm

New Delhi: India reported 7,447 new Covid-19 and 391 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

The recovery of 7,886 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,41,62,765. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.38 percent, the highest since March 2020. And, with the addition of new deaths, the toll has climbed to 4,76,869.

India’s active caseload presently stands at 86,415. Active cases constitute 0.25 percent of the country’s total positive cases, which is the lowest since March 2020.

Also in the same period, a total of 12,59,952 tests were conducted across the country. India has so far conducted over 66.15 crore cumulative tests.

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