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Covid-19 India Updates: Fresh Cases Drop To 556; Daily Deaths At 17

Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination stats in India here.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Graffiti with facial mask on a wall. (Photo:      Adam Nieścioruk/Unsplash)&nbsp;</p></div>
Graffiti with facial mask on a wall. (Photo: Adam Nieścioruk/Unsplash) 

Fresh Covid-19 cases in India declined after rising for three days in a row.

The nation reported 556 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the 8 a.m. update from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There were 791 recoveries during the same period.

Fatalities in a day rose to 17, including 15 deaths reconciled by Kerala.

The country's active case tally now stands at 6,782.

Key Figures

  • Total confirmed cases: 4,46,69,746

  • Total number of active cases: 6,782

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,41,31,171

  • Total deaths: 5,30,570

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 556

  • One-day recoveries: 791

  • One-day deaths: 17

  • Total vaccines administered: 2,19,85,50,222

  • Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 88,394