Hyderabad: A single day rise of 36,401 COVID-19 infections, 530 fatalities push India's tally of cases to 3,23,22,258, death toll to 4,33,049, says the data updated at 8am on Thursday by the Union Health Ministry. Active COVID-19 cases in the country declined to 3,64,129, it said.
The health ministry said 50,03,00,840 samples have been tested till August 18 of which 18,73,757 were tested on Wednesday. "With average daily testing of more than 17 lakhs in the month of August, India has tested 50 crore samples across the country till date. India has achieved the milestone of the last 10 crore tests in only 55 days. On July 21, 2021, India had tested 45 crore COVID-19 samples, which reached 50 crore mark on August 18, 2021," ICMR stated in a press release.
According to the ministry, 56,64,88,433 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive so far. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,15,25,080.
