India’s fresh covid cases breach 40,000 mark for first time in 4 months
The death toll stands at 1,59,558 including 188 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.
As many as 40,953 new COVID-19 cases and 23,653 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.
With the addition of fresh infections, the total cases in the country reached 1,15,55,284, including 2,88,394 active cases and 1,11,07,332 recoveries.
The death toll stands at 1,59,558 including 188 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.
As many as 4,20,63,392 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far.
As per the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 23,24,31,517 samples up to Friday had been tested for the coronavirus. 10,60,971 samples were tested yesterday.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 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, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
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First Published:20 Mar 2021, 10:23 AM IST
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