India on Friday recorded 34,973 new Covid-19 infections, which pushed the cumulative tally of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in J...
India on Friday recorded 34,973 new Covid-19 infections, which pushed the cumulative tally of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in January last year to 3,31,74,954. The new cases were 19.1% lower than Thursday’s count of 43,263 cases.
With 260 additional deaths, the toll in the country increased to 4,42,009. The number of active cases currently stands at 3,90,646. The active caseload decreased by 2,968 in the past day.
A total of 3,23,42,299 people have recovered from the coronavirus in the country till now.
A total of 72,37,84,586 vaccine doses have been administered in India since the beginning of the inoculation drive in January. On Tuesday alone, as many as 67,58491 doses were administered.
Other updates
- The Mumbai Police on Thursday issued an order prohibiting the assembly of four or more people in the city during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The restriction imposed under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code will stay in effect from September 10 to September 19.
- Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that 90% of deaths due to Covid-19 in the state from June 15 were people who were unvaccinated and had co-morbidities, The Times of India reported.
- Delhi on Thursday reported 36 cases of the coronavirus and zero deaths due to the disease, ANI reported. The...
