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India Records Slight Dip in Daily COVID-19 Cases, Reports 3.23 Lakh Fresh Cases in Past 24 Hours

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. India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.

India Records Slight Dip in Daily COVID-19 Cases, Reports 3.23 Lakh Fresh Cases in Past 24 Hours

New Delhi, April 27: WithĀ 3,23,144Ā people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed toĀ 1,76,36,307,Ā while the national recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 percent,Ā according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. TheĀ death toll increased toĀ 1,97,894 with 2,771 daily new fatalities,Ā theĀ data updated at 8 am showed.Ā There has been a slight dip in the daily cases as compared to the number of new infections reported in the past few days.

The active cases have increased toĀ 28,82,204 comprising 16.34Ā percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 percent. TheĀ number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,45,56,209 while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.12 percent, the data stated.Ā France To Provide Oxygen Generators, Liquid O2 and Ventilators To Help India Amid COVID-19 Crisis.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,Ā 30 lakh onĀ August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 andĀ 50 lakh onĀ September 16. It went pastĀ Ā 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,Ā 90 lakh onĀ  November 20 andĀ surpassed theĀ one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 1.50 crore on April 19.

According to the ICMR,Ā 28,09,79,877 samples have been tested up to April 26Ā withĀ 16,58,700Ā Ā samples being tested on Monday.Ā The 2,771 new fatalities include 524 from Maharashtra, 380 from Delhi, 249Ā from Uttar Pradesh, 226 from Chhattisgarh,Ā  201 from Karnataka, 158 from Gujarat and 124 from Jharkhand.

A total of 1,97,894Ā deaths have been reported so far in the country including 65,284 from Maharashtra, 14,628 from Delhi, 14,627 from Karnataka, 13,651 from Tamil Nadu, 11,414 from Uttar Pradesh, 11,009 from West Bengal, 8,530 from Punjab, 7,736 from Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh 7,536.

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.