India Reports 16,326 Fresh COVID Cases, Kerala Adds Backlog of 563 COVID Deaths
The country's active cases stand at 1,73,728, which is the lowest in the past 233 days.
Policemen clad in COVID themed outfit raise awareness about the virus in Chennai. (File photo used for representation only)
India on Saturday, 23 October reported 16,326 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the country's total case tally to 3,41,59,562. A total of 666 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative death toll to 4,53,708.
According to the data put out by the Union Health Ministry, the country's active cases stand at 1,73,728, which is the lowest in the past 233 days.
India's recovery rate is at 98.16 percent, which is the highest since March 2020.
As many as 17,677 COVID patients recovered in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total recovery count to 3,35,32,126.
India has so far administered 101.30 crore vaccine doses under its nationwide vaccination drive.
Kerala Adds a Backlog of 563 COVID Deaths
Kerala on Saturday added a backlog of 563 COVID-19 deaths, taking the state's total death tally to 27,765, reported news agency ANI.
The state witnessed a total of 99 deaths in the past 24 hours. Additionally, it added 292 deaths, that had taken place till 14 June, to the cumulative tally.
Besides, the state also added another 172 backlog deaths, after taking the Centre's new guidelines into account. According to the Kerala health department, these deaths went unreported previously due to the lack of proper documentation.
(With inputs from ANI)
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