India’s active coronavirus cases fall below 4 lakh

The total COVID-19 tally in India rose to 96.77 lakh, while the total number of people who have recovered from the disease reached 91.3 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The total coronavirus cases climbed to 96,77,203 with 32,109 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll crossed to 1.4 lakh with 391 new fatalities.

At 3,96,729, the Covid-19 active caseload in India is now below the 4-lakh mark.

As per Union Health Ministry data on Monday, total discharged cases in India stands at 91,39,901 with 39,109 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.

It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, and surpassed 90 lakh on November 20.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 14,77,87,656 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to December 6 with 8,01,081 samples being tested on Sunday.

The Union health ministry had said earlier that the country does not need to vaccinate all of its 1.3 billion people if it manages to break the transmission of coronavirus disease.

Meanwhile, the Serum Institute of India have become the first indigenous company to apply to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine in the country citing unmet medical needs due to the pandemic and in the interest of the public at large.