India set another record of daily Covid cases with 1,31,968 infections in last 24 hours

New Delhi: India reported 1,31,968 new COVID19 cases on Friday, highest infection recorded in a single day.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of infections has reached 1,30,60,542. With 780 new COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the toll in the country has mounted to 1,67,642.

Currently, there are 9,79,608 active cases in the country. As many as 1,19,13,292 people were discharged or recovered so far.

India reports 1,31,968 new #COVID19 cases, 61,899 discharges, and 780 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry

Total cases: 1,30,60,542
Total recoveries: 1,19,13,292
Active cases: 9,79,608
Death toll: 1,67,642

Total vaccination: 9,43,34,262 pic.twitter.com/Qv7eQnm5M7

— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2021

25,40,41,584 samples tested for COVID19 up to 8th April 2021. Of these 13,64,205 samples were tested yesterday, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).