India reports 24,492 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

16-03-2021

As many as 24,492 new COVID-19 cases and 131 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the country to 2,23,432, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Tuesday. With this, the total number of positive cases stands at 1,14,09,831, including 1,10,27,543 recoveries. So far, 1,58,856 lives have been claimed by the coronavirus in the country.