Covid-19: India records 11,903 new cases and 311 deaths

New Delhi: With 11,903 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,43,08,140 today.

According to Union Health Ministry data updated this morning, the country’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 4,59,191 with 311 daily fatalities.

The number of active cases declined to 1,51,209, the lowest in 252 days. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,36,97,740.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 107.29 crore.

India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 2020; 30 lakh on 23 August; 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September. It went past 60 lakh on 28 September; 70 lakh on 11 October, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October; 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed one crore on 19 December. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore Covid-19 cases on 4 May and three crore on 23 June.

The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

 

NT Bureau