With 55,838 new Covid-19 cases, the virus has now infected 77,06,946 people in India on October 22. As many as 702 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 1,16,616. Total active cases stand 7,15,812, after a decrease of 24,278 in the last 24 hours. Total cured cases are 68,74,518 with 79,415 new discharges in the last 24 hours. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), total 9,86,70,363 samples tested for Covid-19 up to October 21. Of these, 14,69,984 samples were tested yesterday.