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Covid-19 India Updates: Daily Cases Above 20,000 After Three Days

Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination stats in India here.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>"I got my Covid-19 vaccine" printed on a poster at Nair Hospital, one of the designated Covid vaccination centres in Mumbai. (Photographer: Vijay Sartape/BQ Prime)</p></div>
"I got my Covid-19 vaccine" printed on a poster at Nair Hospital, one of the designated Covid vaccination centres in Mumbai. (Photographer: Vijay Sartape/BQ Prime)

India's fresh Covid-19 cases spiked to over 20,000, snapping a three-day streak of lower additions.

The world’s second-most populous nation reported 20,557 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on July 28. Daily recoveries stood at 19,216.

The country's active tally stayed under 1.5 lakh even as fresh cases surpassed daily recoveries.

Key Figures

  • Total confirmed cases: 4,39,59,351

  • Total number of active cases: 1,46,322

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,32,86,787

  • Total deaths: 5,26,212

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 20,557

  • One-day recoveries: 19,216

  • One-day deaths: 45

  • One-day vaccinations: 40,69,241

  • Total vaccinations: 2,03,21,82,347