India records 86,498 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest single-day rise in 66 days

As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's total COVID-19 caseload has increased to 2,89,96,473, of which, 13,03,702 are active cases.

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New Delhi: India recorded 86,498 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours which is the country's lowest single-day rise in 66 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday (June 8, 2021).

The daily new cases were reported less than 1 lakh after 63 days and the weekly positivity rate now stands at 5.94%, whereas, the daily positivity rate is at 4.62%.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's total COVID-19 caseload has now increased to 2,89,96,473, of which, 13,03,702 are active cases. 

Between Monday and Tuesday morning, the country also recorded 2,123 coronavirus-related fatalities that took the death toll to 3,51,309.

1,82,282 patients recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours and took the total number of COVID-19 recoveries across the country to 2.73 crores. The recovery rate now stands at 94.29%.

Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and expressed condolences for the people who lost their lives in the pandemic. He termed the pandemic as the biggest calamity of the last hundred years and said that the country fought the pandemic on many fronts.  

India is proud of our scientists and innovators who have made indelible contributions towards defeating COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/V9v3VPA2iD — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 7, 2021

The Prime Minister also announced that it has been decided that the 25 per cent vaccination that was with states will now be undertaken by the Government of India. 

Vaccines are central to the fight against COVID-19.

Remember the times India had wait for years to get vaccines for various diseases.

Here is what changed after 2014. pic.twitter.com/nStfbv9sXw — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 7, 2021

He further announced that from June 21, the Centre will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all Indian citizens above 18 years of age. 

21 जून से 18 वर्ष से ऊपर के सभी नागरिकों के लिए भारत सरकार राज्यों को मुफ्त वैक्सीन मुहैया कराएगी।

किसी भी राज्य सरकार को वैक्सीन पर कुछ भी खर्च नहीं करना होगा। pic.twitter.com/VKK3oddw80 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 7, 2021

So far, more than 23 crore vaccine doses have been administered in India.