India registers over 3.82 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 3,780 deaths
India registered 3,82,315 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said the union health ministry on Wednesday morning. With this, the cumulative count of the cases has gone up to 2,06,65,148.
New Delhi: India registered 3,82,315 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said the union health ministry on Wednesday morning. With this, the cumulative count of the cases has gone up to 2,06,65,148.
The daily spike had reached its peak of over four lakh cases on May 1 but came down to 3,57,229 cases yesterday.
As many as 3,780 people succumbed to the disease in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative death toll to 2,26,188.
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As per the government data, a present there are 34,87,229 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.
India reports 3,82,315 new #COVID19 cases, 3,38,439 discharges and 3,780 deaths in the last 24 hours
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Total cases: 2,06,65,148
Total recoveries: 1,69,51,731
Death toll: 2,26,188
Active cases: 34,87,229
Total vaccination: 16,04,94,188@MoHFW_INDIA @drharshvardhan
The country also witnessed as many as 3,38,439 recoveries taking the cumulative recoveries to 1,69,51,731.
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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 29,48,52,078 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to May 3 of which 15,41,299 samples were tested on Tuesday.
The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at over 16,04,94,188, informed the health ministry.
India is currently dealing with a devastating second Covid-19 wave that has swept through the nation, crushing the country's health infrastructure and overburdening frontline medical workers. (ANI)