In a major development, India’s daily coronavirus infections dropped below 2-lakh mark for the first time since in over one month. The country saw 1,96,427 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday and 3,511 fatalities, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said.
With new additions, India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,69,48,87 and 3,07,231 deaths so far. While active cases are at 25,86,782
India had recorded 2,00,739 cases on April 14 and since then, the number of cases kept soaring high and even reached 4 lakh a day on May 7. This is for the first time after April 14 that the cases have gone below two-lakh mar
India has crossed three-lakh mark of fatalities due to the coronavirus infections, thus becoming world’s third country after the US and Brazil to cross three-lakh deaths.
According to the Health Ministry, a total of 3,26,850 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, with 2,40,54,861 being cured from Covid till date.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 33,25,94,176 samples have been tested up to May 24 for Covid-19. Of these 20,58,112 samples were tested on Monday.
A total of 19,85,38,999 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 24,40,236 who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.