Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Active Cases Decline To 1.42 Lakh, 266 Deaths Reported

India's active caseload continued to decline as daily recoveries exceeded fresh cases for the third day in a row.

India added 11,451 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, with the tally rising above to 3.43 crore in the world’s second-most populous country, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 8. That compares with 13,204 recoveries made in the same period.

Active cases fell further to 1.42 lakh, and now make up 0.42% of India's total tally, the lowest since March 2020.

Key figures:

• Total confirmed cases: 3,43,66,987

• Total number of active cases: 1,42,826

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,37,63,104

• Total deaths: 4,61,057

• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 11,451

• One-day recoveries: 13,204

• One-day deaths: 266

• Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 23,84,096

• Total vaccines given: 1,08,47,23,042