New
Delhi, (the states. news)
India registered
2,61,500 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day
spike since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the Union Health
Ministry data released on Sunday.
With these new cases, the total number of those who tested positive for the
disease has reached 1,47,88,109.
Besides, the country also recorded 1,501 deaths due to the virus, pushing the
death toll to 1,77,150.
It was the fourth consecutive day when the country recorded more than 2 lakh
cases in a day.
On Saturday, the country saw 2,34,692 cases, while on Friday and Thursday,
2,17,353 and 2,00,739 case were reported, respectively.
On a positive front, 1,38,423 patients recovered from the virus, taking the
total number of such cases to 1,28,09,643.
Meanwhile, total 12,26,22,590 Coronavirus vaccines have been administered in
the country since January 16, with 26,84,956 jabs being given since yesterday.
Currently, the country has 18,01,316 active cases.
According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), so far, 26,65,38,416
tests have been conducted in the country. Of these, 15,66,394 tests were
conducted in the past 24 hours. (uni) (media
saheb.com)