New Delhi: India's daily coronavirus cases continue to decline further with 2,40,842 fresh infections, and 3,741 deaths being recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the country recorded 3,55,102 fresh recoveries in the 24-hour period, outnumbering new cases.
The cumulative caseload in India now stands at 2,65,30,132 including 28,05,399 active cases. The death toll mounted to 2,99,266, while the recovery tally reached 2,34,25,467. This is the seventh consecutive day when India has recorded less than 3 lakh new cases.
Karnataka, which has recently overtaken Maharashtra in the number of active infections, has now 4,83,204 active infections, making the state worst-hit by the pandemic. Maharashtra follows with 3,52,247 active cases.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 32,86,07,937 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to May 22. Of them, 21,23,782 samples were tested on Saturday.
According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 19,50,04,184 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far since the commencement of the vaccination drive on January 16.
On Saturday, the MOHFW informed that the daily coronavirus positivity rate has declined to 12.45 per cent while the national recovery rate has improved further to touch 87.76 per cent.
