Covid today India, 18,166 infections: the downward trend continues

Covid cases in India have risen to 33,953,475 today in India since the beginning of the pandemic, with 18,166 new infections in the last 24 hours across the country, according to the latest data from the Federal Ministry of Health which confirms the downward trend. The number of new cases registered in one day is, in fact, the lowest in the last 214 days. In addition, 214 deaths from the pandemic since yesterday morning brought the total death toll to 450,589. Most of the deaths, 101, were reported in the southern state of Kerala, which continues to be the hardest hit, followed by 44 deaths in the southwestern state of Maharashtra. There are still 230,971 active cases of Covid in the country even though there has been a decline of 5,672 active cases in the past 24 hours. A total of 33,271,915 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals so far, of which 23,624 in the last 24 hours.