India’s coronavirus cases on Saturday crossed the 1-crore mark after it reported 25,152 new cases in a day. While the daily infections have...
India’s coronavirus cases on Saturday crossed the 1-crore mark after it reported 25,152 new cases in a day. While the daily infections have dropped steadily since hitting a peak in September, India on Saturday hit a grim milestone by becoming only the second country, after the United States, to report more than 1 crore cases.
The total number of cases in India is now 1,00,04,599, while the toll rose to 1,45,136 with 347 more deaths in a day. The number of active cases stood at 3,08,751, while as many as 95,50,712 people have recovered from the disease in the country. The recovery rate has improved to 95.4%, and the fatality rate stood at 1.45%.
Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research said that it has tested 16,00,90,514 coronavirus samples so far, including 11,71,868 on Friday.
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The Union health ministry said that getting a vaccine against the coronavirus in India would be voluntary but advised everyone “to receive the complete schedule of Covid-19 vaccine for protecting oneself against this disease and also to limit the spread of this disease to close contacts”.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed its consternation over the spiralling coronavirus situation in India and said...
