A total of 268 new cases of COVID have been reported in the country during the last 24 hours. Union Health Ministry said, 182 people have recovered during the same period. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.8 per cent in the country. According to the Ministry, there are 3552 active cases in the country at present. The Ministry said, more than 99,000 vaccine doses of Covid were administered during the last 24 hours under the nationwide vaccination drive. So far, over 220 crore vaccine doses have been administered to the beneficiaries across the country. <br />''<br />''<br />