Covid-19 cases in India are nearing 8 million mark as 43,893 more cases were reported in last 24-hour. With 509 fatalities on Tuesday, the death toll has reached 1,20,010.
Total active cases in the country are 6,10,803 while total cured cases are 72,59,509 with 58,439 new discharges in last 24 hours, the latest update from the Health Ministry said.
10,66,786 samples tested for Covid-19 in last 24 hours, Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) said on Twitter.
Kerala, for the fifth consecutive day, reported the most number of covid-19 cases in the country.
Here’re some more updates related to the covid-19:
*The government on Tuesday said that the Unlock 5.0 guidelines issued last month will be followed till October 31.
*Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and NCP MP from Raigad, Sunil Tatkare, informed on Tuesday that they have tested positive for Covid-19.
Athwale had attended an event in Mumbai announcing Payal Ghosh’s induction in the party. The Union Minister is also known for his
*Jharkhand’s Covid-19 tally crossed the 1 lakh-mark on Wednesday as 318 more people tested positive for the infection, taking the state’s caseload to 1,00,224.
*Fifty-eight per cent new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours were reported from Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, said health ministry.
*France government on Tuesday held emergency meeting, warning of new lockdown as hospitals fill up with new COVID patients.
*Rajsasthan to bring new law which makes wearing masks mandatory in the states.
*Andaman and Nicobar reported 21 new Covid-19 cases and 22 recoveries on Tuesday, ANI reported.
*The COVID-19 pandemic in India is witnessing a declining trend, excluding for two to three states, the government said on Tuesday.
*Mizoram has imposed a week long lockdown in Aizwal to check the government’s covid-19 measures in the state capital.
Meanwhile, the global tally of coronavirus cases has reached 44,234,182. While 32,441,959 have recovered, 1,171,260 have succumbed to the virus so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 9,037,951 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,988,853 cases, Brazil (5,440,903) and Russia (1,547,774).