India records 3.62 lakh fresh Covid-19 infections, 4,120 deaths in 24 hours
After two days of falls, active Covid-19 cases again increased on Thursday, as the number of daily infections surpassed the number of daily recoveries
A day after registering 4,205 Covid-19 deaths, the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in 2020, India in the last 24 hours reported 4,120 deaths, taking the total toll to 2,58,317, while 3,62,727 fresh infections took the tally of active cases to 37,10525. With 3,52,181 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, the total Covid-19 tally of the country stands at 23,703,665, the health ministry bulletin showed.
The country is fighting its worst battle against the pandemic with the highest rise in the number of cases, deaths — aggravated by a shortage of medical resources. However, the Centre's data projects green shoots of hope as daily recoveries have started exceeding daily cases, a signal of the curve is being flattened.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the availability of oxygen and medicines in the country. The supply of the oxygen at present is three times the supply during the first wave peak, the PM was told. The Centre on Wednesday also sanctions ₹322.5 crore from the PM-CARES fund to procure 1,50,000 units of Oxycare System.
