New Delhi: With 2,075 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 4,30,06,080.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 5,16,352 with 71 new fatalities.
The active cases declined to 27,802 and the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,61,926.
The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive have exceeded 181.04 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, 2021, and three crore on 23 June.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
