Sustained shedding of active caseload continues

New Delhi, Dec 21: India’s COVID-19 active caseload has dropped to 3.03 lakh, the lowest in 161 days, and accounts for just 3.02 per cent of the total infections, the Union health ministry said on Monday.
The total number of active cases in the country were 3,01,609 on July 13. The new recoveries have led to a net decline of 1,705 in the total active cases in the last 24 hours, the ministry said. The daily new recoveries recorded in the country have been more than the daily cases registered since the last 24 days, the ministry highlighted.
The number of daily new cases recorded in a span of 24 hours is 24,337, while 25,709 people recovered and were discharged during the same period.
The rising recoveries have also improved the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 95.53 per cent. “The total recovered cases stand at 96,06,111. These are among the highest globally. \The gap between recoveries and active cases is bridging fast and presently stands at 93,02,472,” the ministry said.
India has one of the lowest deaths per million population globally (105.7), the ministry said. (PTI)