Coronavirus LIVE: India records 805 deaths, 14,348 cases in the last 24 hrs

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A medic administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary during a vaccination drive at Your Doorstep organised by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin’s son in Chennai. Photo: PTI

India reported 14,348 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Friday.

With this India’s active caseload stands at 161,334. Active cases account for less than 1 per cent of total cases, currently at 0.47 per cent, the lowest since March 2020. The country also registered 13,198 new recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 98.19 per cent.

A magistrate court in Surat has directed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it today to record his statement in connection with a criminal defamation case against him over his remark on the “Modi surname”.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address a valedictory session organised by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini on the completion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two decades in public office.

The address will begin at 12:45 pm today.

An orange alert has been issued for the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu on Friday and Saturday, following the possibility of heavy rains and even very heavy rainfall.

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