Third COVID wave to hit kids as they are vulnerable: Dr Swati Maheshwari

It is the fifth time after May 1 that India has crossed the four-lakh mark of new Covid cases. On Friday, India recorded the highest ever 4,14,188 cases.

In the past 17 days, India's daily Covid tally has risen by over three lakh cases and over 3,000 casualties have been reported for the last 11 days.

India's total tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,22,96,414 with 37,36,648 active cases and a total of 2,42,362 deaths so far.