INDIA
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India reported 15,981 new COVID-19 cases, 166 deaths in last 24 hours, said Union Health Ministry on October 16. With 17,861 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries climbed to 3,33,99,961. Currently, India has 2,01,632 active cases of COVID-19. In the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive, 97,23,77,045 crore vaccine doses have been administered to the eligible beneficiaries.