Coronavirus updates: India records 50,848 fresh cases
In the last 24 hours, the country has recorded 50,848 fresh Covid-19 cases.
50,848 new COVID-19 cases and 1,358 deaths has been recorded in the country in a 24-hour period on Wednesday morning. This is 19% more than was recorded yesterday.
Active cases decreased by 19,327 over the last 24 hours to settle at 6,43,194. In the last 24 hours 68,817 patients were listed as having recovered from the infection; total recoveries are 2.89 crore. Daily recoveries have been outnumbering daily new cases for 40 consecutive days now.
India's Covid tally has now zoomed to 3,00,28,709. A total of 2,89,94,855 Covid patients have been discharged while 3,90,660 have so far succumbed to the disease. As per govt data, there are 6,43,194 active cases in the country. Meanwhile, the govt said that 40 cases of Delta Plus variant has been reported in the country.
India achieved a "historic milestone" on June 21 - 88.09 lakh vaccine doses were administered in 24 hours. That number dipped to around 53.4 lakh yesterday. To meet the government's target of vaccinating all adults by end-2021, 97 lakh vaccinations need to be carried out per day. Concerns over supply of doses and access to remote areas raise questions about meeting that target.
