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New Delhi: India recorded 19,740 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours following which the country’s active count dropped to its lowest in 206 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday (October 9, 2021) morning. The active coronavirus caseload now stands at 2,36,643 and accounts for less than 1% of the total infections.
The health ministry stated that the weekly positivity rate has now declined to 1.62%, while the daily positivity rate is currently at 1.56%.
