COVID-19: India reports 28,204 new cases, lowest in 147 days

Published : Aug 10, 2021, 10:21 AM IST

Updated : Aug 10, 2021, 11:23 AM IST

India recorded 28,204 fresh COVID-19 infections and 373 fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry.

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Hyderabad: A single day rise of 28,204 COVID-19 infections, 373 fatalities push India's tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, death toll to 4,28,682, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Tuesday. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.45 per cent, the ministry said. The active caseload currently stands at 3,88,508.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 48,32,78,545 samples tested up to 9th August, of which, 15,11,313 samples were tested on Monday. As per the data, more than 52.56 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 51,09,58,562 doses.