Aday after recording over four lakh cases of corona infections, India on Sundayrecorded 3,92,488 new Covid-19 cases and 3,689 fatalities, highest daily deathtoll due to infections, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
Itis the 11th day in a row when India recorded more than 3 lakh cases while over3,000 casualties have been reported for the past five days.
India'stotal tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 1,95,57,457, the highest since thepandemic started in 2020, with 33,49,644 active cases and 2,15,542 deaths sofar.
Accordingto MoHFW, 3,07,865 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours aftergetting cured, taking the total recoveries to 1,59,92,271.
Thehealth ministry said that a total of 15,68,16,031 people have been vaccinatedso far in the country, including 18,26,219 people administered vaccines in thelast 24 hours.
Accordingto the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 29,01,42,339 samples havebeen tested up to May 1, 2021 for Covid-19, of these 18,04,954 samples weretested on Saturday.