India has added 7,447 new COVID-19 cases and 391 deaths in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
As per the ministry, the active caseload in the country stands at 86,415. With as many as 7,886 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the tally of total recoveries from the virus since the beginning of the pandemic stands at 3,41,62,765.
The COVID-19 death toll in India, as shared by the ministry, is 4,76,869. A total of 1,35,99,96,267 vaccinations have been done so far.
With the administration of more than 62 lakh COVID-19 vaccination doses till 7 pm on Thursday, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded the mark of 135.91 crore doses, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
“India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has reached close to 136 Crore (135,91,01,972) today. More than 62 lakh (62,90,272) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight,” reads the release from the ministry.
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 272.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.33 million and vaccinations to over 8.58 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
