According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, India recorded 16,326 new cases of Covid, along with 666 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. India witnessed total of 17,677 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.16 per cent which is the highest since March 2020 and total recoveries data reached 3,35,32,126. The total active cases of coronavirus in India moderately dipped to 1,73,728, the ministry data showed. 

According to ICMR, 59,84,31,162 samples have been tested up to October 22 for COVID-19. Of these 13,64,681 samples were tested on Friday. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,53,708. In India, the first death due to COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

Meanwhile, Kerala logged 9,361 new COVID cases and 99 deaths on Friday, pushing the infection count to 48,88,678 and the death toll to 27,765. According to a release, 9,401 people recuperated from the disease today, taking the total cured in the state to 47,88,629. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu reported 1,152 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the state health department, the total number of active cases in the state now stands at 13,531. Tamil Nadu state reported 1,392 recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative recoveries to 26,43,431. The death toll has climbed to 35,987 with 19 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
 

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