With 24,367 new coronavirus cases and 333 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s overall covid-19 as on date stood at 10,055,560, while the death toll have soared high to 1,45,810, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in its latest update.
A total of 96,06,111 people have recovered till now, while 25,709 recovered in the last 24 hours, the ministry added.
Currently, there are 3,03,639 active cases of coronavirus in the country. While the recovery rate stands at 95.53 per cent, the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.45 per cent.
A total of 16,20,98,329 samples have been tested for Covid-19 till now. Of these, 9,00,134 samples were tested on Sunday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Here’re more updates related to covid-19:
*The United Kingdom is witnessing a new strain of coronavirus and it has alarmed every other country in the world. The Health ministry have also called a meeting today after spread of mutant coronavirus strain in UK.
*Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have contributed to over 72 per cent of daily cases and 75 per cent of daily deaths in the country.
*Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced that a vaccination program against the novel coronavirus will begin in the country next week.
*Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights for a week, which can be extended by another week due to new Corona strain across the European countries.
*Russia recorded 28,948 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, slightly up from 28,209 a day earlier, the country’s Covid-19 response center said Sunday.
*Israel on Sunday announced a ban on flights from Britain following the discovery of a fast-spreading variant of Covid-19.
*South Korea on Sunday reported 1,097 new coronavirus cases, the highest-ever single-day spike after staying above 1,000 for five straight days, raising the overall infection tally to 49,665, the nation’s health authority said.
Meanwhile, the overall number of covid-19 across the world has topped 76.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.69 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
