NEW DELHI, Apr 13 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 161,736 new COVID-19 cases were registered across India in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 13,689,453, said the data released by the federal health ministry today.
Besides, 879 deaths took place in the country, taking the death toll to 171,058.
This is the eighth time within this month, and the seventh consecutive day, when more than 100,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India.
Earlier, 103,558 new cases were reported, followed by 115,736 new cases on Wednesday, 126,789 new cases on Thursday, 131,968 on Friday, 145,384 on Saturday, 152,879 on Sunday, and 168,912 new cases yesterday.
There are still 1,264,698 Active Cases in the country, while 12,253,697 people have been discharged so far from hospitals after treatment.
There was an increase of 63,689 Active Cases during the previous 24 hours, the highest this year so far.
The number of daily Active Cases has been on the rise over the past few days, even as another wave of COVID-19 looms large in India.– NNN-PTI
