Hitting another record daily high of1,52,879new coronavirus infections, India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,33,58,805, while the active cases breached the 11-lakh mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death toll increased to 1,69,275 with 839 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, 2020,the data updated at 8 am showed.
Registering a steady increase for the 32nd day in row, the active cases increased to 11,08,087 comprising 8.29per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate further dropped to 90.44 per cent, the ministry said.
The active caseload was at its lowest at1,35,926 on February 12 and at its highest at 10,17,754 on September 18, 2020.
Thenumber of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,20,81,443, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.27 per cent, the data stated.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and50 lakh on September 16.
It went past60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 25,66,26,850 samples have been tested up to April 10with 14,12,047 samples being tested on Saturday.
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