Coronavirus: India sees dip in COVID daily count, reports 3.29 lakh new cases

First Published May 11, 2021, 12:22 PM IST

India on Tuesday recorded its lowest count of daily Covid-19 cases in fourteen days but still well beyond the 3-lakh mark, as per the data updated by the Union health ministry.

India's total tally of Covid-19 cases fell to 3,29,942 after 14 days taking the total tally to 2,29,92,517, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
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The last time India recorded around 3.20 lakh cases in a day was on April 27 when a 24-hour count stood at 3,23,144 cases. The highest single-day count of new Covid-19 cases in India has touched 4 lakh recorded on May 1.
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With 3,876 new deaths reported in 24 hours, the country's total death toll stood at 2,49,992, as per the health ministry.
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After registering a steady rise for two months, the active cases have reduced to 37,15,221 comprising 16.16% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.75%.
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The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,90,27,304, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09%, the data stated.
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=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.
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According to the ICMR, 30,56,00,187 samples have been tested up to May 10 with 18,50,110 samples being tested on Monday.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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