India covid cases tally going down, Reports nearly 84,000 new case in single day

By News Next Live Last updated Jun 12, 2021 - 10: 37 am

A sample is taken from a woman at a free COVID-19 testing site, provided by United Memorial Medical Center, Sunday, June 28, 2020, at the Mexican Consulate, in Houston. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Texas continue to surge. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars again and scaled back restaurant dining on Friday as cases climbed to record levels after the state embarked on one of America's fastest reopenings. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

India reported 84,332 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the cumulative tally to 2,93,59,155. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am, the death toll from COVID-19 rose to 3,67,081 with 4,002 new fatalities.

The active case count has reduced to 10,80,690, while 1,21,311 discharges pushed the number of people who have recuperated from the disease to 2,73,41,462. India is recovering from the fatal second wave of the pandemic that hit the country in April-May claiming the lives of many.

And leading to several critical issues like shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply at various hospitals across the country. With the situation improving in the country, several states that had imposed many restrictions in view of the second wave have started easing curbs in a graded manner.