India’s coronavirus case count on Saturday rose to 78,14,682 after 53,370 new infections were reported in 24 hours. The country’s toll went...
India’s coronavirus case count on Saturday rose to 78,14,682 after 53,370 new infections were reported in 24 hours. The country’s toll went up by 650 to 1,17,956. There are 6,80,680 active cases, and 70,16,046 recoveries in the country.
In an update this morning, the Union health ministry said that 10 states and Union Territories are contributing 81% of the high number of daily Recoveries (nearly 74,000).
The health ministry added that Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala account for more than 48% of the active cases in the country. They also make up for half of the new discharged patients.
India has so far tested 10,13,82,564 samples for Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research announced. As many as 12,69,479 samples were tested on Friday alone.
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Globally, the coronavirus has infected more than 4.21 crore people and killed 11,43,467, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide recoveries crossed 2.84 crore.
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