NewDelhi April 19 :India recorded another highest single-day surge of 2,73,810 coronavirus cases taking the overall caseload to 1,50,61,919. There were also a record 1,619 new fatalities in the same period pushing the nationwide death toll to 1,78,769.
The number of discharges in the last 24 hours stood at 1,44,178 taking the total recoveries to 1,29,53,821.
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 1.50-crore mark with around 25 lakh cases being added in just 15 days, while active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. Incidentally, the active cases was up for 40th day in a row reaching 19,29,329 cases, comprising 12.81 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86 per cent.
At present, India has totally vaccinated 12,38,52,566 people.
According to the ICMR, 26,78,94,549 samples have been tested up to April 18 with 13,56,133 samples being tested on Sunday.
The 1,619 new fatalities include 503 from Maharashtra, 170 from Chhattisgarh, 161 from Delhi, 127 from Uttar Pradesh, 110 from Gujarat, 81 from Karnataka, 68 from Punjab, 66 from Madhya Pradesh, 50 from Jharkhand, 42 each from Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, 29 from Haryana, 28 from West Bengal and 25 from Kerala.