India logs 17,135 new Covid cases

On the other hand, 19,823 people recovered from the disease, taking the tally to 4,34,03,610. The recovery rate stands at 98.49 per cent.

The active caseload stands at 1,37,057, the figures showed.

As per the bulletin, 87.63 crore tests for Covid-19 have been done so far.

India has administered 204.84 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far under the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive.