New Delhi: A total of 40,953 new coronavirus cases and 23,653 repairs have been reported in the country in the past 24 hours, the Union’s Ministry of Health announced on Saturday.
With the addition of fresh infections, the total number of cases in the country reached 1,15,55,284, including 2,88,394 active cases and 1,11,07,332 recovery.
The death toll stands at 1,595,588, including 188 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the worst-affected state of Maharashtra reported 13,601 new COVID-19 cases and 12,174 recoveries in the past 24 hours on Saturday according to the Union Ministry of Health. The state also reported 58 deaths during this period.
Punjab has a total of 14,366 cases of coronavirus with 1,046 new cases in the last 24 hours today. Some 1,84,848 people have recovered from the virus and 1,291 have been discharged in the past 24 hours.
As many as 4,20,63,392 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine has been administered in the country so far.
According to the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR), 23,24,31,517 samples were tested until Friday for the coronavirus.
Source: Telangana Today