India on Wednesday registered 47,262 new coronavirus cases , data from the Union health ministry showed. With this, India’s tally rose to 1...
India on Wednesday registered 47,262 new coronavirus cases, data from the Union health ministry showed. With this, India’s tally rose to 1,17,34,058. The toll climbed by 275 to 1,60,441.
There are 3,68,457 active cases now and 1,12,05,160 people have recovered from the infection. India has so far administered 5,08,41,286 Covid-19 vaccine shots with 23,46,692 jabs given on Tuesday alone.
A year ago, on March 24, India began a countrywide lockdown with just four-hours’ notice in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The lockdown lasted for nine weeks, and was then either partially or fully extended in different parts of the country. Though the Indian lockdown was considered the most severe in the world, India currently is the third-worst country in the world in terms of the number of infections and the fourth-worst in terms of the number of deaths.
India has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases in the past few weeks. On Tuesday, Delhi recorded 1,101 new coronavirus cases – its highest one-day count this year. The Capital’s overall tally rose to 6,49,973. Four more deaths took its toll to 10,967. The Delhi government banned public celebration of Holi and Navratri amid the rise in cases.
Maharashtra registered 28,699 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to...
