INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 2,49,65,463 on Monday with 2,81,386 fresh cases, the lowest in 27 days, while the death toll
climbed to 2,74,390 as 4,106 more people succumbed to the disease, according to Union health ministry data.The number of active cases stands
at 35,16,997, accounting for 14.09 per cent of the total infections
the disease surged to 2,11,74,076, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.10 per cent, it stated.India's COVID-19 tally 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, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark
India's caseload crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 31,64,23,658 samples
from Tamil Nadu, 308 from Uttar Pradesh, 262 from Delhi, 202 from Punjab, 188 from Uttarakhand, 156 from Rajasthan, 147 from West Bengal,
144 from Chhattisgarh, 139 from Haryana and 101 from Andhra Pradesh.Of the total 2,74,390 deaths reported in the country, 81,486 were from
Maharashtra, 21,837 from Karnataka, 21,506 from Delhi, 17,670 from Tamil Nadu, 17,546 from Uttar Pradesh, 13,284 from West Bengal, 11,895
from Punjab and 11,734 from Chhattisgarh.The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to
state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
