According to Union health ministry data on Sunday morning, India's tally of active Covid-19 cases has fallen below 1.5 million (15 lakh). The active cases fell by 77,449 in the last 24 hours and stand at 1,477,799, the health ministry's 8am update showed. Also Read: A look at state-wise Covid-19 restrictionsFrom a peak of over 37 lakh on May 8, the number of active cases on Sunday shows a huge fall. As the second wave led to a mammoth surge in Covid-19 infection, the number of active cases of Covid-19 had crossed the million mark in April. The situation worsened in weeks after that and India broke record after record of highest single-day tally of Covid-19 cases.

Source: Hindustan Times June 06, 2021 04:02 UTC