India's COVID-19 tally crosses 3-lakh mark with 10,000 cases on Friday

The COVID-19 tally in India crossed the 3-lakh mark on Friday with a record number of over 10,000 cases. Over 1.47 lakh COVID-19 patients have recovered so far, while there are nearly 1.42 lakh active cases at present, according to the health ministry.

In its morning 8 AM update on Friday, the ministry said the total number of confirmed cases has reached 2,978,535 and the death toll has mounted to 8,498, after record numbers of 10,956 cases and 396 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours. However, figures



announced by states and UTs, as of 10.15 PM, showed the overall national tally of confirmed cases having risen to 3,00,519 and the death toll to 8,872. It also showed a higher number of recoveries at more than 1.52 lakh.

Meanwhile, the Centre has asked states and UTs to pay special attention on emerging epicentres of cases and to focus on containment, testing and tracing, upgrading health infrastructure, clinical management and community engagement for effective management of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said.