India sees massive jump in COVID-19 cases with 22,775 new infections, 406 deaths

India on Saturday reported 22,775 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 days, a surge for the fourth day which has pushed the country's coronavirus tally to 3,48,61,579.

The active cases stand at 1,04,781. With 406 COVID deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative death toll due to the virus has climbed 4,81,486.

An increase of 13,420 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 8,949 recoveries today

Over 145.16 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.