41,810 fresh covid-19 infections in last 24-hour took India’s total tally to 93,92,919. With 496 new deaths, the death toll mounted to 1,36,696.
With 496 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,36,696 . Total active cases stand at 4,53,956. Total discharged cases stand at 88,02,267 with 42,298 new discharges in last 24 hours.
– Health ministry
Currently, there are 4,53,956 active cases, while 88,02,267 patients have been cured and discharged so far.
The recovery rate stands at 93.71 per cent, whereas the fatality rate is 1.46 as per cent, the Ministry said.
Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state with 18,14,515 cases till Sunday morning. There are 90,965 active cases and 46,986 Covid-19 deaths in the state as of now.
According to the health ministry, eight States and UT, i.e., Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh are accountable for 70 per cent of India’s total case load.
Here’re some more updates:
*Madhya Pradesh reported 1,634 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing the total tally to 2,03,231.
*Telangana logged in 805 new Covid-19 infections and four fatalities related to the virus taking the total caseload to 2,69,223 and the death toll to 1,455, the state government said on Sunday.
*The Delhi government on Saturday ordered 50 per cent of its employees to work from home amid who are not related to any essential services.
*ICMR chief said that masks are here to stay as the guidelines are to be followed even after the approval of vaccine.
“Mask is like a fabric vaccine. We cannot ignore the contribution made by masks in stopping the spread of Covid-19. We are working on vaccines, five candidates are undergoing trial in India. Out of these, two are being developed by India which three are from abroad. But vaccines won’t be enough to end Covid-19. We will have to keep following health and safety protocols”, ICMR chief professor Balram Bhargava said.
*Serum Institute of India aims to seek emergency use of its covid-19 vaccine in two week, SII chief Aadar Poonawalla said on Saturday.
*UP’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district recorded 156 new Covid-19 cases taking the district’s infection tally to 22,467 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 62 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.45 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
