India on Friday recorded 23,067 new cases of Covid-19 and 336 deaths in a span of 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. Also Read | The global drive to reimagine capitalismNow, there are 2,81,919 active coronavirus cases in the country. India's coronavirus tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September, and 50 lakh on 16 September. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 16,63,05,762 samples have been tested up to 24 December with 9,97,396 samples being tested on Thursday. The country on Thursday reported 24,712 new cases of Covid-19 and 312 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Source: Mint December 25, 2020 05:09 UTC