India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,76,36,307, while the national recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on 27 April 2021.
The death toll has increased to 1,97,894 with 2,771 daily new fatalities. Over 3,23,144 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in a day.
The active cases have increased to 28,82,204 comprising 16.34 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 per cent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,45,56,209 while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.12 per cent, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020. It crossed 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20. The cases surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19, 2020.
India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19. According to the ICMR, 28,09,79,877 samples have been tested up to April 26 with 16,58,700 samples being tested on Monday.
Published: April 27, 2021, 10:30 IST
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