New Delhi: India recorded 20,799 fresh COVID-19 cases and 180 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said today.
With this increase, the total active cases now are 2,64,458 while the cumulative death toll has gone up to 4,48,997, it said.
Nearly 26,718 patients have recovered in the last 24 hrs, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,31,21,247.
A total of 90,79,32,861 COVID vaccine doses administered across the country so far, the Ministry said.
The number of fresh cases reported today is less than the figure reported yesterday, when the figure was 22,842.
The death figure reported yesterday was 244.
On Saturday, the country registered 24,354 new Covid cases in 24 hours.
The previous day report said 26,727 COVID-19 cases and 277 deaths were registered in 24 hours.
On Thursday last, the government reported that the country had recorded 23,529 fresh COVID-19 cases and 311 deaths in 24 hours.
A day earlier, 18,870 fresh COVID-19 cases and 378 deaths were reported in 24 hours.
At least, 18,795 fresh Covid cases and 179 deaths were reported from across the country the previous day.
