New Delhi: According to data released this morning by the Union Health Ministry, India recorded 8,488 new coronavirus infections today, bringing the country's total number of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,18,901, the lowest in 538 days. The number is the lowest since May of last year. Throughout the previous 24 hours, there have been 249 new deaths in the country, bringing the total number of deaths since the outbreak to 4,65,911. India's active caseload has dropped to 1,18,443, the lowest level in 534 days, with active cases accounting for less than 1 percent of all cases in the country. For the past 45 days, the daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 mark, and for the past 148 days, it has been less than 50,000. Over 116 crore rupees According to the Union Health Ministry, COVID-19 vaccine doses have been delivered so far as part of the statewide vaccination effort. Meanwhile, according to Johns Hopkins University, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed 257.5 million, with over 5.15 million deaths and over 7.39 billion immunizations. The coronavirus disease continues to wreak havoc in India In Uttarakhand Woman dies after taking second dose of vaccine After Jammu so many cases surfaced of corona increased in Ladakh