India logs 3.66L COVID cases; 3,754 more fatalities
India which saw daily COVID-19 cases hovering over the four lakh-mark for four consecutive days, saw the count drop to 3,66,161 cases on Monday (May 10), taking the total tally to 2,26,62,575.
The death toll climbed to 2,46,116 with 3,754 more people succumbing to it.
The number of active cases has gone up to 37,45,237, accounting for 16.53Â per cent of its total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.39 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has climbed to 1,86,71,222, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, according to the data.
India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, the 30-lakh mark on August 23, the 40-lakh mark on September 5 and the 50-lakh mark on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19 last year. The figure crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 30,37,50,077 samples have so far been tested for the viral disease across the country, including 14,74,606 on Sunday.
(With inputs from agencies)
