India on Sunday reported 18,711 new coronavirus cases , pushing the country’s tally to 1,12,10,799, data from the health ministry showed. T...
India on Sunday reported 18,711 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country’s tally to 1,12,10,799, data from the health ministry showed. The toll jumped by 100 to 1,57,756. Over 18,000 cases were also reported after 36 days on Saturday.
The active cases stood at 1,84,523, constituting 1.65% of the total infections. The recoveries reached 1,08,68,520. A total of 14,24,693 vaccine doses were given on Saturday. With this, 2,09,22,344 vaccine doses have been administered so far.
The Indian Council of Medical Research has tested 22,14,30,507 samples till Saturday. As many as 7,37,930 were tested on March 6.
Meanwhile, the Centre urged six states and two Union territories, which reported an increase in daily Covid-19 cases, to step up the vaccination process in critical districts, reported The Indian Express. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan also asked Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh to tie up with private hospitals for opening up vaccination timetable for at least 15 days and to increase contact-tracing to at least 20 people for every positive case.
