According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India recorded 3,29,942 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours while 3,56,082 covid patients were discharged after recovery. There were as many as 3,876 fatalities in the past 24 hours across the country, taking the overall death toll to 2,49,992 ever since the pandemic began last year. The total caseload of the country has mounted to 2,29,92,517, with 37,15,221 active cases at present.