COVID-19 update: India reports 7,830 fresh cases in last 24 hours
India has registered a single-day rise of 7,830 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 223 days, and the count of active cases in the country has increased to 40,215, according to Health Ministry today (April 12).
The death toll due to the disease has increased to 5,31,016 with 16 new fatalities being reported in Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala. The tally of Covid cases in the country was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,76,002), it showed.
The country recorded a single-day jump of 7,946 COVID-19 cases on September 1 last year. According to the ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
