Covid-19: 3.79 lakh cases in last 24 hours
The total tally of covid cases in the country has reached 1,83,76,524, with active cases crossing the 30-lakh mark.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, India has reported a rise of 3,79,257 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. The total tally of covid cases in the country has reached 1,83,76,524, with active cases crossing the 30-lakh mark. The death toll increased to 2,04,832 with a record of 3,645 daily new fatalities.
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 30,84,814 comprising 16.79 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 82.10 per cent.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease increased to 1, 50, 86,878. The case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.11 per cent.
According to the ICMR, 28,44,71,979 samples have been tested up to April 28 with 17,68,190 samples being tested on 28 April 2021.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020. It crossed 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 90 lakh on November 20. It surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.