India on Tuesday registered 24,492 new coronavirus cases , taking the overall count to 1,14,09,83, data from the Union health ministry show...
India on Tuesday registered 24,492 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,14,09,83, data from the Union health ministry showed. The country’s toll rose to 1,58,856, with 131 deaths reported in 24 hours. Active cases went up by 4,170 to 2,23,432. The number of recoveries reached 1,10,27,543.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly called a meeting of all chief ministers on Wednesday to discuss a surge in coronavirus cases in several parts of the country. He is also expected to review India’s vaccination drive. This will be the first meeting between the prime minister and chief ministers since India launched its inoculation drive.
Of the new infections, Maharashtra, the epicentre of the new surge of coronavirus cases, alone on Monday recorded 15,051 cases, pushing the state’s overall tally to 23,29,464. While this was slightly lower than the 16,620 cases registered a day before, it was still the highest anywhere in the country. The toll rose by 48 to 52,909. More than 21.44 lakh people have recovered from the disease so far, even as active cases climbed to 1,30,547, the data from the state department showed.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday released a list of new guidelines curbing social, political and religious gatherings, and capping the limit of...
