India’s tally on Sunday rose to 74,94,551 with 61,871 new cases in 24 hours. The country’s toll rose by 1,033 to 1,14,031 . India’s active...
India’s tally on Sunday rose to 74,94,551 with 61,871 new cases in 24 hours. The country’s toll rose by 1,033 to 1,14,031. India’s active cases stood at 7,83,311, a decline from Saturday, while the recoveries reached 65,97,209. The recovery rate stood at 87.78% and the mortality rate was 1.52%.
India tested a total of 9,70,173 samples on Saturday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research. “India has exponentially scaled up its testing capacity from one in January to more than 9.32 crore at present,” said the Ministry of Health. “The very high testing has resulted in the continuous falling positivity rate. It has now fallen below 8%.”
The Maharashtra government on Saturday allowed gymnasiums in the state to operate from October 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, activities such as steam bath, zumba, yoga and sauna will not be allowed at gyms and fitness centres. Use of sanitisers and masks has been made compulsory, as has physical distancing and sanitisation of the premises every hour. There will also be mandatory health check-ups for both trainers and employees.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the coronavirus situation and arrangements for the delivery and distribution of a vaccine. Modi called for “speedy access” to the vaccine when it is ready, while...
