India's active Covid-19 cases inched higher as fresh infections exceeded daily recoveries for the first time in 13 days.
The country added 11,919 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 18. That compares with nearly 11,242 recoveries in the period.
Active cases, at 1.28 lakh, account for 0.37% of the country's total tally— the lowest since March 2020.
Key Figures:
Total confirmed cases: 3,44,78,517
Total number of active cases: 1,28,762
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,38,85,132
Total deaths: 4,64,263
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 11,919
One-day recoveries: 11,242
One-day deaths: 470
Vaccines given in the last 24 hours: 73,44,739
Total vaccines administered: 1,14,46,32,851