With 80,834 new COVID-19 cases, India’s tally crosses 29 million mark
- India has recorded a total of 29,439,989 COVID-19 cases, as per the latest count
- 370,384 people have died of the disease
- There are 1,026,159 active COVID-19 cases in the country
India on Saturday recorded 80,834 new COVID-19 cases and 3,303 deaths, the Union Health Ministry’s data released on Sunday showed. This has brought the total tally to reach 29,439,989, along with 370,384 deaths.
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There are 1,026,159 active cases in the country, while 28,043,446 have recovered.
India started its mass vaccination drive against COVID-19 on January 16. As per the latest count, 253,195,048 people have received at least one of the two doses of the vaccine.
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Badly hit by an aggressive second wave of coronavirus, India is the second-worst hit nation by the pandemic, after the US.
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