India's total Covid-19 cases crossed the 20-million mark with over 50,00,000 infections being added in just 15 days.
According to the Health Ministry data, the total tally of Covid-19 cases in India mounted to 20,282,833 with 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day. The death toll had increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities.
A total of 2,22,408 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 70,851 from Maharashtra, 17,414 from Delhi, 16,250 from Karnataka, 14,468 from Tamil Nadu, 13,447 from Uttar Pradesh, 11,637 from West Bengal, 9,472 from Punjab, and 9,275 from Chhattisgarh.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. India leads the world in the number of new daily cases, hitting a global record of more than 300,000, amid concern that a more contagious variant is fueling the surge.
As per the worldwide statistics of the worst-hit countries with the world`s highest number of cases, India stands in second place after the US.
According to the Health Ministry data, the total tally of Covid-19 cases in India mounted to 20,282,833 with 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day. The death toll had increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities.
A total of 2,22,408 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 70,851 from Maharashtra, 17,414 from Delhi, 16,250 from Karnataka, 14,468 from Tamil Nadu, 13,447 from Uttar Pradesh, 11,637 from West Bengal, 9,472 from Punjab, and 9,275 from Chhattisgarh.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. India leads the world in the number of new daily cases, hitting a global record of more than 300,000, amid concern that a more contagious variant is fueling the surge.
As per the worldwide statistics of the worst-hit countries with the world`s highest number of cases, India stands in second place after the US.
