India on Tuesday registered 25,404 new coronavirus cases, which pushed the country’s overall tally of infections since the outbreak of the ...
India on Tuesday registered 25,404 new coronavirus cases, which pushed the country’s overall tally of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in January last year to 3,32,89,579. The new cases were 6.78% lower than Monday’s count of 27,254.
The country’s toll rose to 4,43,213 as it recorded 339 deaths in the last day. On Tuesday morning, India’s count of active cases stood at 3,62,207 while the number of recoveries was 3,24,84,159.
The number of vaccine doses administered in India since the beginning of the immunisation drive in January has crossed 75 crore. On Monday alone, over 78 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the country.
On Monday, NITI Aayog Member (Health) VK Paul said that people will need to continue wearing masks through the next year also, NDTV reported.
Paul added: “Wearing the mask will not go away for some time. My view is that it will be a combination of vaccines, drugs, and reasonably disciplined behaviour that will finally see us through.”
Several countries in the world are also considering rolling out booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines. The United Kingdom is on Tuesday scheduled to announce a plan to provide additional shots to its vulnerable population, according to Reuters.
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