India recorded a slight dip in the number of Covid cases with 3,68,147 fresh cases and 3,417 fatalities in last 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Monday. It is the 12th straight day when India recorded more than 3 lakh cases while over 3,000 casualties have been reported for the past six days.
The overall tally of covid-19 cases in the country stands at 1,99,25,604 with 34,13,642 active cases and a total of 2,18,959 deaths so far. According to MoHFW, 3,00,732 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours after getting cured.
The health ministry said that a total of 15,71,98,207 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 12,10,346 people administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 29,16,47,037 samples have been tested up to May 2, 2021 for Covid-19, of these 15,04,698 samples were tested on Sunday.
Taking note of Delhi’s dire situation, where 12 people died in a hospital owing to shortage in oxygen supply, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre to ensure that the “shortage be addressed on or before midnight of 3 May 2021.
The third and largest phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive to inoculate people in 18-45 age group began here Monday morning. Around 90 lakh people are eligible for the jabs under this category in Delhi. Five vaccination booths each have been set up at 77 schools for the exercise, an official said.
Meanwhile, the overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 152.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.19 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
