Over 3,000 COVID-19 Deaths In India In 24 Hours For 1st Time As Toll Crosses 2 Lakh

TPI Staff April 28, 2021

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Mumbai: India recorded more than 3.60 lakh fresh COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours and caused close to 3,300 deaths, the largest increase in a day since the onset of the pandemic.

According to the Health Ministry’s Wednesday update, a total of 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3,293 related deaths and 2,61,162 were recovered in the past 24 hours, with a total of 29,78,709 active cases.

The total count of positive cases now stands at 1,79,97,267 whereas the death toll has soared up to 2,01,187 deaths. A total of 1,48,17,371 people have been cured of the disease so far.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 27,27,03,789 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till 27 April. Of these, 17,23,912 samples were tested on Tuesday.

The total dose of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand exceeds 14,78,27,367 crore, informed the Ministry of Health.

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