NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s daily COVID-19 new cases reached 332,730 and new deaths hit 2,263 during the past 24 hours, both hitting historic high, the government health ministry said today.
The total tally surpassed the 16-million mark, reaching 16,263,695, and the death toll increased to 186,920.
This was the second consecutive day when over 300,000 cases were registered in a single day.
There are still a total of 2,428,616 active cases in the country, with an increase of 137,188 through yesterday, as 13,648,159 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals across the country.
The daily figures continue to peak, and the government has imposed new measures to contain the spread. Some school exams have been cancelled or postponed in the wake of the deteriorating situation.
India kicked off a nationwide vaccination drive in Jan, and so far over 135 million vaccination doses have been administered across the country.
Meanwhile, a total of 274,445,653 tests were conducted in India till yesterday, out of which 1,740,550 tests were conducted yesterday alone, said the latest data by the Indian Council of Medical Research today.
The national capital Delhi, one of the most affected places in the country, witnessed 26,169 new cases and 306 deaths through yesterday.
So far 13,193 people have died in the national capital, due to COVID-19, said Delhi’s health department.
Delhi has been put under a weeklong lockdown till Apr 26.– NNN-PTI
