March 8, 2021: As many as 18,599 new COVID-19 cases and 97 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry informed on Monday morning.
The country’s overall COVID-19 cases tally has reached 1,12,29,398, including 1,88,747active cases while the death toll has mounted to 1,57,853.
According to the health ministry, a total of 1,08,82,798 people have been recovered so far.