India Records 126789 New COVID Cases, 685 Deaths In 24 Hours; Active Cases Cross 9 Lakh Mark

As per updates from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, total cases in India at present stand at 1,29,28,574, total recoveries at 1,18,51,393 and active cases at 9,10,319

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Manmath Nayak

Updated: April 8, 2021, 10:28 AM IST

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Corona cases in India rising rapidly.

New Delhi: India on Thursday recorded 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases and 59,258 discharges. The country also reported 685 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to Death toll to 1,66,862.

As per updates from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, total cases in India at present stand at 1,29,28,574, total recoveries at 1,18,51,393 and active cases at 9,10,319

The country on Wednesday had reported over 1.15 lakh new infections, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,28,01,785. The single-day rise in coronavirus cases breached the 1-lakh mark for the second time in three days.

India reports 1,26,789 new #COVID19 cases, 59,258 discharges, and 685 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry

Total cases: 1,29,28,574
Total recoveries: 1,18,51,393
Active cases: 9,10,319
Death toll: 1,66,862

Total vaccination: 9,01,98,673 pic.twitter.com/EDiGfB5kA3

— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2021

Registering a steady increase for the 28th day in row, the active cases had increased to 8,43,473 comprising 6.59 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 92.11 per cent, the data stated.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

According to the ICMR, 25,14, 39,598 samples have been tested up to April 6 with 12,08, 339 samples being tested on Tuesday.

However, the health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.