COVID-19 Cases In India Rise For 2nd Day In A Row; 9,419 People Test Positive

TPI Staff December 9, 2021

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Overall Second Wave Of COVID19 Situation Stabilising In India: Health Ministry

Mumbai: According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare COVID-19 cases in India rose for the second day in a row as 9,419 people tested positive in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry, India’s active caseload currently stands at 94,742.

“Active cases account for less than one per cent of the total cases, which currently stands at 0.27 per cent, the lowest since March 2020,” the ministry said.

So far 4,74,111 people have died due to infection. With 8,251 being cured in the last 24 hours, the number of people cured in the country has gone up to 3,40,97,388.

The recovery rate is currently 98.36 per cent, which is the highest since March 2020.

Meanwhile, 65,19,50,127 samples have been tested so far for the presence of the virus, including 12,89,983 samples tested on Wednesday. More than 130.39 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given so far under the nationwide vaccination campaign.