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On Tuesday, India has registered 18,795 fresh Covid-19 cases which is the lowest in 201 days. The country's overall Covid-19 tally has now reached to 3,36,97,581 cases, while the active cases declined to 2,92,206 as per the health ministry’s updated data at 9.30am. Meanwhile, 179 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Now, the overall death toll has climbed up to 4,47,373. So far, 3,36,97,581 people have been infected in the country while 32,9,58,002 have recovered. 

The active cases comprise 0.87% of the total infections which is the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.81% which is the highest since March 2020.

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 86 crore, including 1 crore doses administered on Monday alone, as per the Union health ministry. 1,02,22,525 vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours. 64,02,48,525 first doses have been administered, covering 67.8% of the eligible population and 46% of the total population. 22,98,82,891 second doses have been provided, reaching 24.3% of the eligible population and 16.5% of the total population.