COVID-19: India witnesses slight dip with 3.66 lakh cases in past 24 hours

New Delhi: After seeing more than 4 lakh new cases of the virus for four consecutive days, India saw a slight dip in the numbers on Sunday. Within the past 24 hours 3,66,161 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded across the country, while the death toll also decreased to 3,754. The number of active cases has reached 37,45,237 across the nation.

According to the date of Union Health Ministry, the number of recoveries stood at 3,53,818. Since the start of the pandemic India has recorded 2,26,62,575 cases of the virus out of which 1,86,71,22 have been discharged. The total number of people who have succumbed to the virus are 2,46,116.

The vaccination drive has also crossed the mark of 17 crores as 6,89,652 number of people were vaccinated in the past 24 hours. The total number of vaccinated people are 17,01,76,603.

India reports 3,66,161 new #COVID19 cases, 3,53,818 discharges and 3,754 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

Total cases: 2,26,62,575
Total discharges: 1,86,71,222
Death toll: 2,46,116
Active cases: 37,45,237

Total vaccination: 17,01,76,603 pic.twitter.com/sjXdpYbVlE

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2021