India's COVID-19 tally rose to 42,867,031 on Wednesday, as 15,102 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, 278 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 512,622. Read: India to have 1 billion smartphone users by 2026: Deloitte There are still 164,522 active COVID-19 cases in the country with a fall of 16,553 active cases during the past 24 hours. A total of 42,189,887 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far, out of which 31,377 were discharged during the past 24 hours.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 42,410,976 on Wednesday, as 71,365 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal Health Ministry's latest data showed. Besides, as many as 1,217 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 505,279. Read: Global Covid cases top 400 million There are still 892,828 active COVID-19 cases in the country despite a fall of 102,063 active cases during the past 24 hours. This was the 16th consecutive day when the number of active cases declined in the country. A total of 41,012,869 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals so far, out of which 172,211 were discharged during the past 24 hours. 

A total of 368,147 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 19,925,604, according to the health ministry on Monday. Besides, 3,417 more deaths were recorded since Sunday morning, bringing the death toll to 218,949. There are a total of 3,413,642 active cases in the country, with an increase of 63,998 through Sunday, while 16,293,003 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals across the country. The daily figures continue to peak in the country, and the government has imposed new measures to contain the spread. Some school exams have been canceled or postponed in the wake of the deteriorating situation. India kicked off a nationwide vaccination drive in January, and so far over 157 million vaccination doses have been administered across the country. Read Also: India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID The third phase of vaccination for people aged above 18 began last Saturday. Meanwhile, a total of 291,647,037 tests were conducted till Sunday, out of which 1,504,698 tests were conducted on Sunday alone, said the latest data issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday. The national capital Delhi, one of the most affected places in the country, witnessed over 20,000 new cases and 407 deaths through Sunday. So far 16,966 people have died in the national capital due to COVID-19, confirmed Delhi's health department. Read Also: India's COVID-19 tally crosses 19 mln with over 400000 daily cases Delhi has been put under a third successive weeklong lockdown till May 10

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically for months and at one point India looked like it might overtake the United States as the country with the highest case toll.

The total number of  coronavirus in India reached 9,906,165 on Tuesday as 22,065 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.

India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 2.5 million with another biggest single-day spike of 65,002 in the past 24 hours.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India reached 81,970 and the number of deaths rose to 2,649 on Friday, said the official data issued by the federal health ministry.