In terms of Covid, India recorded 43,733 new cases along with 930 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday, the country witnessed a total of 47,240 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,97,99,534. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now climbed to 3,06,63,665 with 4,59,920 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,04,211.  A total of 36,13,23,548 people have thus far been vaccinated across the country. 

India's COVID-19 tally had surpassed the 20-lakh landmark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 last year.

“India is coming out of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and it will witness a strong economic recovery and contribute to being an engine of growth for the global economy”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said.

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