India's COVID-19 active caseload falls below 1.5 lakh, no fresh deaths in 21 states, UTs

03:00:00 PM, Tuesday 23rd of February 2021 | in coronavirus

India's tally of active COVID-19 cases fell below the 1.5-lakh mark and was pegged at 1,47,306, comprising 1.34 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting 21 states and UTs have not reported fresh fatalities in a 24-hour-period. A total of 10,584 new infections and 13,255 recoveries were recorded in a span of 24 hours, leading to a net decline of 2,749 cases in the total active caseload, it said.