India reported 41,383 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,18,987 with 507 deaths in 24 hours. The active cases have declined to 4,09,394. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,04,29,339.
The ministry said that 41.78 crore people have been vaccinated so far in the country under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 45,09,51,151 samples have been tested up to July 21 of which 17,18,439 samples were tested on Wednesday.