Covid-19 update: India reports 11,067 cases, 94 fatalities

India's streak of low numbers of single-day coronavirus cases continued on Wednesday as 11,067 new infections and 94 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.

While the number of total corona cases mounted to 1,08,58,371, COVID-19 death toll in the country increased to 1,55,252, health officials said.

For around two weeks now, the country has recorded less than 15,000 new infections daily. Also, the daily COVID-19 deaths have been below the 200-mark for more than a month now.

Active cases total 1,41,511 at present, with 1,05,61,608 persons cured and discharged so far. A total of 13,087 more patients recovered during the last 24 hours.

The recovery rate has increased to 97.27 per cent, while the fatality rate is down to 1.43 per cent.

A total of 20,33,24,655 samples have been tested up to February 9, including 7,36,903 tests on Tuesday, the Indian Council of Medical Research said.

As many as 66,11,561 doses of corona vaccine have been administered in India since the drive began on January 16 after the approval for 'Covishield' and 'Covaxin'.

Here's some more updates:

*The New Zealand government has formally approved the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, a Minister said on Wednesday.

*Spain's overall Covid-19 caseload has increased to 3,005,487 after an additional 16,402 people tested positive for the virus in the lat 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.

*Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday a full Covid-19 lockdown for the Attica region, where half of Greece's population lives, in order to stem the further spread of the novel coronavirus.

*Beijing has cleared all areas with medium and high Covid-19 infection risks, according to a press conference held on Tuesday.

*Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday a full Covid-19 lockdown for the Attica region, where half of Greece's population lives, in order to stem the further spread of the novel coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 106.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.33 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.