India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,802,591 with 12,408 cases

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,802,591 on Friday as 12,408 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry.
   
According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 154,823 as 120 COVID-19 patients died since Thursday morning.
   
There are still 151,460 active cases in the country, while 10,496,308 people have been discharged so far from hospitals after medical treatment.
   
India kicked off the nationwide vaccination drive on Jan. 16. So far nearly 5 million people, mainly health workers, have been vaccinated across the country.
  
Two types of vaccines are being administered to people in India, namely the Covishield vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Covaxin vaccine made by the Bharat Biotech International Limited.
   
Meanwhile, 199,931,795 tests have been conducted till Thursday, out of which 715,776 tests were conducted on Thursday alone, said the latest data issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday.
   
The national capital Delhi, which has been one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country, has been witnessing a comparatively lower number of cases recently. As many as 158 new cases and seven deaths were registered in the national capital through Thursday, while 10,871 people have died in Delhi due to COVID-19, confirmed the Delhi's health departmen