March 19, 2021: As many as 39,726 new COVID-19 cases and 20,654 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday.

With the addition of fresh infections, the total cases in the country reached 1,15,14,331 including 2,71,282 active cases and 1,10,83,679  recoveries.

The death toll stands at 1,59,370 including 154 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.

As many as 3,93,39,817 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far.

As per the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 23,13,70,546 samples up to Thursday had been tested for the coronavirus. 10,57,383 samples were tested yesterday.