The country has registered 33,798 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking total recoveries to 3,26,32,222 while active cases are at 3,40,639.
There has been an increase of 1,583 cases recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours with 35,662 new COVID-19 cases and 281 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall caseload to 3,34,17,390 and death toll to 4,44,529, as per data delivered by the Ministry of Health on Saturday (September 18, 2021).
On a positive note, India on Friday set a new world record of delivering the highest number of COVID-19 vaccines in a day administering more than 2.50 crores vaccines under the “Vaccine Sewa” campaign to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As per the data, India’s total number of vaccinations on Friday shot up to 2,50,10,390 by midnight.
