Covid-19 update: At 3.66, India sees decline in daily cases

India on Monday logged in 3,66,161 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 3,754 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. In a major relief, the Monday's figure is slightly lower than Sunday when the country had reported over 4.03 lakh cases. On Friday, India recorded the highest ever 4,14,188 cases.

India's daily Covid tally has risen by over three lakh cases and over 3,000 casualties have been reported for the last 12 days. India's total tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,26,62,575 with 37,45,237 active cases and a total of 2,46,116 deaths so far.

3,53,818 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, while 1,86,71,222 people have been cured from Covid till date.

The Health Ministry said that a total of 17,01,76,703 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 6,89,652, who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 30,37,50,077 samples have been tested up to May 10 for Covid-19. Of these 14,74,606 samples were tested on Sunday.

Here's more updates:

*As Karnataka began the fortnight-long statewide lockdown to mitigate the spread of coronavirus on Monday, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa urged the citizens to follow all related guidelines. 

*Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain sent an SOS message to the Centre asking for more vaccines urgently. "There is only one day of Covaxin left in Delhi and only three to four days of Covishield. We need vaccines at the earliest," NDTV reported Jain as saying.

*Although two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine confer some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it's still not enough to enable them to dispense with masks, physical distancing and other safety measures, according to a study.

*India skipper Virat Kohli received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Kohli also urged everyone to get vaccinated as soon as they can. "Vaccinate as soon as you can please. Stay Safe," Kohli wrote in his Instagram story.