New Delhi: India recorded 5,326 new COVID-19 cases, and also 453 deaths from the infection in the last 24 hours. According to data released on Tuesday by the Union Health Ministry, the country saw a total of 8,043 discharges, bringing the total number of recoveries to 3,41,95,060. For the last 54 days, the daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been less than 15,000 per day. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the total number of active COVID-19 cases in India has dropped to 79,097.

So far, the Nationwide Vaccination Drive has resulted in the administration of 1,38,34,78,181  crore vaccine doses. The total number of deaths in the country is now 4,78,007. The first death from the COVID pandemic was reported in India in March 2020.

On August 7, 2020, India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 20 lakh, followed by 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16.

It surpassed 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and one crore on December 19. On May 4, India passed the two-crore mark, and on June 23, it crossed the three-crore mark.

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