New Delhi: With 2,503 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 4,29,93,494 today.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 5,15,877 with 27 new fatalities.
The active cases dipped to 36,168 and the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,41,449.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 180.19 crore.
As many as 77.90 crore total tests have been conducted so far and 5,32,232 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 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.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May and three crore on 23 June last year.