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With 24,337 new cases; India's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,00,55,560 cases

New Delhi
December 21, 2020

With 24,337 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count has reached 1,00,55,560 cases, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 3,03,639 active cases in the country and so far 1,45,810 people have died.

Besides, as many as 96,06,111 cases have been cured/discharged/migrated. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said 16,20,98,329 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 20. Of these 9,00,134 samples were tested on Sunday. The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that India has one of the lowest deaths per million population globally.

"India has one of the lowest deaths/million population globally. Focused measures including targeted testing, early identification, timely isolation and prompt hospitalization and Standard Treatment Protocol have ensured that daily fatalities are under 400," Health Ministry tweeted.