COVID-19: India logs 45,951 fresh cases, 817 deaths

India saw a single day rise of 45,951 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,03,62,848, while daily fatalities remained below 1,000 for the third consecutive day.

Hyderabad:India reported 45,951 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am on Wednesday, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. The overall tally of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 3,03,62,848. With the addition of 817 fatalities due to COVID-19 in a day, India has witnessed 3,98,454 deaths so far. The country has 5,37,064 active cases presently.

According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of 60,729 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 2,94,27,330 till date. The Health Ministry said that a total of 33,28,54,527 people have been vaccinated so far in the country.