Corona: 3.68 Lakh New Cases Reported In India
The active cases have increased to 34,13,642 comprising 17.13 per cent of the total infections
New Delhi: India records 3,68 lakh new corona cases along with 3,417 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The death toll increased to 2,18,959, the data updated at 8 am showed.
While the country recorded 4,01,993 new cases on May 1, it had registered 3,92,488 cases on May 2.
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 34,13,642 comprising 17.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 81.77 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1, 62,93,003, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.10 per cent, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 29,16,47,037 samples have been tested up to May 2 with 15,04,698 samples being tested on Sunday.
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