New Delhi: With 1,778 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 4,30,12,749.
According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 5,16,605 with 62 new fatalities.
The number of active cases declined by over 800 to 23,087 and the number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,24,73,057.
The cumulative doses of Covid vaccine administered in the country so far has exceeded 181.89 crore.
India’s Covid-19 tally of cases had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020, 50 lakh on 16 September and one crore on 19 December that year.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths have occurred due to comorbidities.