New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded above 22,000 taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,12,85,561, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The COVID-19 active caseload is 1,89,226 which now comprises 1.68 per cent of the total infections.
The recovery rate has increased to 96.92 per cent, the data stated.
A total of 22,854 new infections were registered in a day, while the death count increased to 1,58,189 with 126 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Meanwhile, More than 2.43 crore (2,43,67,906) COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered through 3,39,145 sessions across the States and Union Territories so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWF) informed on Wednesday.
As per health ministry data, more than 13.5 lakh vaccine doses were given in the last 24 hours, out of which 10,60,944 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 52,351 sessions for the first dose (HCWs and FLWs) and 2,98,229 HCWs and FLWs received a second dose of vaccine.
