COVID-19: 41,195 new cases, 490 deaths in last 24 hours

Daily cases 7.41% higher than yesterday.

By Our Bureau Published On Thursday, August 12th, 2021, 10:41:40 AM IST Last Updated Friday, August 13th, 2021, 9:59:45 AM IST

India on Thursday recorded 41,195 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the country to 3,20,77,706 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The daily case count on Thursday was 7.41 per cent higher than the previous day’s cases.

The number of deaths increased to 4,29,669 with the country reporting 490 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases currently is 3,87,987, and 3,12,60,050 people have recovered so far.