Covidinfections continue to spread rapidly despite lockdowns in many parts of thecountry. More than 3 lakh corona cases have been reported in India for theseventh consecutive day on Wednesday. India reported a record number of3,60,960 cases and 3,293 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the healthministry's data released on Wednesday morning.
Accordingto the Union Health Ministry, a total of 1,79,97,267 persons have been infectedwith the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, out of which 1,48,17,371people have fully recovered after defeating the virus.
Forthe first time the number of deaths crossed 2-lakh mark, with a total of2,01,187 people losing their lives to the virus across the country, accordingto the health ministry data, Currently, there are 29,78,709 active cases inIndia.
Atthe same time,Delhi's death toll has crossed 15 thousand mark. The nationalcapital also recorded more than 24 thousand new corona infections in the last24 hours, with 381 persons succumbing to the virus, a record high.
Theregistration for the third phase of the vaccination drive for citizens above 18years of age, which begins on May 1, will start on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Thoseeligible can book their slots on Co-Win portal or the Aarogya Setu app.