SunstarTV Bureau: The deadly Corona virus cases in India hit a record daily high with 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 fatalities being reported.
According to the Union health ministry data updated, the total tally of COVID-19 cases reached to 2,10,77,410 and the death toll to 2,30,168, on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the active cases have topped to 35,66,398 comprising 16.92 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 81.99 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,72,80,844, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 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 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 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.
According to the ICMR report, total 29,67,75,209 samples have been tested up to May 5 with 19,23,131 samples being tested on Wednesday.
