India's total tally of
COVID-19 cases crossed 1.50 crore with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new
coronavirus infections, while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark,
according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
IMAGE: A man wearing PPE suit prepares to perform
the last rites of his relative near multiple burning pyres of patients who died
of the Covid-19 coronavirus infection at a crematorium in New Delhi. Photograph:
Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
The total tally of COVID-19
cases mounted to 1,50,61,919 and the death toll increased to 1,78,769 with a
record 1,619 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Registering a steady
increase for the 40th day in a row, the active cases have increased to 19,29,329
comprising 12.81 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19
recovery rate has dropped to 86 per cent.
The number of people who
have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,29,53,821, while the case
fatality rate has further dropped to 1.19 per cent, the data stated.
According to the Indian
Council of Medical Research, 26,78,94,549 samples have been tested up to April
18 with 13,56,133 samples being tested on Sunday.