New Delhi: With 16,862 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,40,37,592 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 4,51,814 with 379 fresh fatalities.
The active cases declined to 2,03,678, the lowest in 216 days. As many as 11,80,148 tests were conducted on Thursday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of Covid-19 in the country to 58,88,44,673.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,33,82,100, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 97.14 crore.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 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, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May and three crore on 23 June.
The Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.