New Delhi: India witnessed a record 4,205 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours and registered 3.48 lakh new cases, as per the Union Health Ministry’s data on Wednesday (May 12, 2021).
India’s death toll has now climbed to 2.54 lakh, while the total caseload has mounted to 2.33 crore after 3,48,421 fresh COVID-19 infections. There are now 37.04 lakh active coronavirus cases across the country.
He briefed the states on the action taken by the Centre in controlling the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020 and shared with them the work done by the Task Force and Expert Groups constituted by the Government of India on crucial matters like improvement and augmentation of health infrastructure, research & production of vaccines, the welfare of poor people, vaccination and supply of oxygen.
Meanwhile, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has increased to 17.51 crore as per the Centre’s provisional report on Tuesday evening.
