New Delhi: With 16,838 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 1,11,73,761 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll increased to 1,57,548 with 113 new fatalities.
The number of active Covid-19 cases has increased to 1,76,319 and the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 1,08,39,894.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August last year, the 30-lakh mark on 23 August, the 40-lakh mark on 5 September and the 50-lakh mark on 16 September. It went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and the one-crore mark on 19 December.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 21,99,40,742 samples have so far been tested for the viral disease in the country, including 7,61,834 on Thursday.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the Covid-19 deaths in the country occurred due to comorbidities.