NEW DELHI: With 4,454 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, India on Monday achieved a grim milestone as the country’s COVID-19 death toll crossed the 3-lakh mark, the Union Health Ministry informed.However, the trajectory of declining fresh coronavirus infections continues further with 2,22,315 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. As many as 2,40,842 fresh infections were reported on Sunday and 2,76,070 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the country recorded 3,02,544 fresh recoveries in the last 24 hours, outnumbering new cases.The cumulative caseload in India now stands 2,67,52,447 at including 27,20,716 active cases. The death toll mounted to 3,03,720, while the recovery tally reached 2,37,28,011.This is the eighth consecutive day when India has recorded less than 3 lakh new cases.Karnataka, which has recently overtaken Maharashtra in the number of active infections, has now 4,73,007 active infections, making the state worse-hit by the pandemic followed by Maharashtra with 3,51,005 active cases and Kerala with 2,77,973 active cases.As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 33,05,36,064 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to May 22. Of them, 19,28,127 samples were tested on Sunday.According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 19,60,51,962 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far since the commencement of the vaccination drive on January 16.
