19/04/2021 16:10
Number of coronavirus cases in India surpasses 15 mln
The number of coronavirus cases in India increased over the past 24 hours by 273,810 and reached 15,061,919. The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported on Monday, the number of deaths associated with coronavirus increased by 1,619 per day and amounted to 178,769.
The day before, 261,500 coronavirus cases were detected, and on Saturday, the Ministry of Health reported 234,692 new cases. For the fifth day in a row, India has reported more than 200,000 new cases.
Over the past 24 hours, 1,230,007 people were vaccinated against coronavirus in the country, the total number of vaccinated reached 123,852,566. India remains one of the world leaders in terms of the rate of vaccination of the population, the Ministry of Health noted.