New Delhi: With 34,457 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,23,93,286 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 4,33,964 with 375 fresh fatalities.
The number of active cases declined to 3,61,340, the lowest in 151 days. As many as 17,21,205 Covid-19 tests were conducted on Friday, taking the total number of tests done so far in the country to 50,45,76,158.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 3,15,97,982, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data stated.
So far, 57.61 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August last year, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh 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 surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December. India’s caseload crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May and three crore on 23 June.