Coronavirus: India is the country with the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.
New Delhi:
India has seen a marginal improvement in its COVID-19 numbers in the last 24 hours, with a slight decrease in both the number of positive cases and deaths. However, it remained second in the world ranking for total cases, with more than 7.7 lakh of cases, behind the US’s 8.4 lakh. More than 1.1 lakh of people have died from the disease in across the country since the first case was reported in Kerala in January. The Indian government said on Thursday that it had earmarked Rs 50 billion to inoculate the entire population once the vaccine is ready.
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Up to 54,366 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported nationwide, in addition to 690 deaths in the last 24 hours. It also reported 73,979 recoveries in this period. On Thursday, the figures stood at 55,839 new cases and 702 deaths, in addition to 61,775 recoveries.
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The total number of positive COVID-19 cases reported in India so far has touched 77,61,312, of which 6,95,509 are still active cases as of today. Up to 69,48,497 people have recovered, while 1,17,306 succumbed to the disease since it was first recorded in India in January.
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Following these figures, the recovery rate in India is around 89.5% and the mortality rate 1.5%.
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The country conducted around 14,42,722 tests in the last 24 hours alone, bringing the total number to 10,01,13,085.
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Maharashtra ranked at the top in both the number of new cases recorded (7,539) and the number of deaths (198). Other states in the top five with new cases were Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. In the number of deaths, Karnataka, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu followed Maharashtra, in that order.
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However, this is the fifth day in a row that Maharashtra has recorded fewer than 10,000 new cases. The state’s recovery rate has also improved to 88 percent.
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Kerala’s chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, said on Thursday that the rate of spread of the virus among those under 10 and over 60 was increasing in the state.
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India has reportedly set aside around 50 billion rupees to vaccinate the world’s second most populous nation. This is based on estimates that it would cost between $ 6 and $ 7 to inoculate each Indian, according to reports.
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The global figure now stands at more than 4.12 million cases and more than 11.3 million deaths, according to the WHO.
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The United States remains the worst affected country, with more than 8.18 lakhs of cases and almost 2.2 lakhs of deaths.
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