At 94, India records lowest COVID deaths after May 14

New Delhi:  A year into the pandemic and after rounds of vaccination, India on Tuesday reported 94 Covid deaths in 24 hours, the lowest since May 14 last year.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the overall toll has reached 1,54,486 as 8,635 new Covid-19 cases continued the low streak and the overall tally mounted to 1,07,66,245 in over a year, with the first Coronavirus case reported on January 30 in 2020.
The country last reported below 8,500 new cases on June 1 when there were 7,761 cases.
On May 14, 2020, India recorded 98 deaths before its steady rise to 1,247 in mid September, the highest deaths in 24 hours.
For the past 4 days, the country has been recording less than 15,000 daily new infections. Also, the death toll has remained below the 300-mark for over a month.
As per the Ministry’s data, 1,04,48,406 people have so far been discharged, and currently, there are 1,63,353 active cases.