India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 43,012,749

NEW DELHI: MARCH. 23 – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,012,749 on Wednesday, as 1,778 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data.

Besides, 62 deaths from the pandemic were reported since Tuesday morning, taking the total death toll to 516,605.

There are still 23,087 active COVID-19 cases in the country, despite a fall of 826 active cases during the past 24 hours. This was the 58th consecutive day when the number of active cases declined in the country.

So far 42,473,057 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, of whom 2,542 were discharged during the past 24 hours.

-Xinhua