Fresh Covid-19 cases in India dropped after staying above the 20,000-mark for four straight days.
The country reported 16,935 new infections and 51 deaths in the last 24-hours, according to an update from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at 8 a.m. on July 18.
New cases, however, continue to exceed recoveries, pushing up the active tally.
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Key Figures
Total confirmed cases: 4,37,67,534
Total number of active cases: 1,44,264
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,30,97,510
Total deaths: 5,25,760
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 16,935
One-day recoveries: 16,069
One-day deaths: 51
Total vaccines administered: 2,00,04,61,095
Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 4,46,671