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Active Covid-19 cases in India drop to 2.81 lakh after 24,661 recoveries in last 24 hours
Also Read | The global drive to reimagine capitalismNow, there are 2,81,919 active coronavirus cases in the country.India's coronavirus tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September, and 50 lakh on 16 September.The tally went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November, and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 16,63,05,762 samples have been tested up to 24 December with 9,97,396 samples being tested on Thursday.The country on Thursday reported 24,712 new cases of Covid-19 and 312 deaths in the last 24 hours.Meanwhile, the new Covid-19 variant that's been spreading in