New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India has recorded 10,549 new cases of the novel coronavirus, including 488 deaths as a result of the infection.

According to data released by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 9,868 discharges in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total recovery rate to 98.33 percent, the highest since March 2020, and total recoveries data to 3,39,77,830. According to government data released today, the overall number of active COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 1,10,133.  So far, the Nationwide Vaccination Drive has administered about 120.27 crore vaccine doses. The country's total death toll today stands at 4,67,468. The first death from the COVID epidemic was recorded in India in March 2020.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reports that 63,71,06,009 samples have been tested for COVID-19 as of November 25. On Thursday, 11,81,246 of these samples were examined.

Meanwhile, Kerala reported 5,987 new COVID-19 infections and 384 deaths on Thursday, bringing the total caseload to 51,08,112 and the death toll to 38,737. Since Tuesday, 5,094 more persons have recovered from the virus, bringing the overall number of recoveries to 50,28,752 and the number of active cases to 51,804, according to a state government press statement.

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