India s active cases cross 1.5-lakh mark again as Covid-19 infections surge in some states
India
Published: Monday, February 22, 2021, 21:17 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 22: India s COVID-19 tally surpassed 1.10 crore on Monday with 14,199 new infections while the number of active cases increased for the fifth consecutive day and went past 1.5 lakh after a gap of 17 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country stands at 1,10,05,850. The death toll increased to 1,56,385 with 83 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
India added 4,421 active COVID-19 cases on Monday, the biggest jump since November 26.
With this, the number of active cases increased to 1,50,055, which constitutes 1.36 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.