Covid-19 case burden in India exceeds 9.5 million with 35,551 new cases


India registered 35,551 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, bringing the country’s overall tally to 95,34,964, according to the Union Health Ministry update at 8 a.m.

The number of active cases stood at 4,22,943, while 89,73,373 patients have been cured or discharged from hospital.

Data from the Health Ministry also showed that in the past 24 hours, 526 people died from the disease and the death toll now stands at 1.38,648.

India’s total active cases fell significantly to 4.28 lakh (4.28,644) on Wednesday, the lowest level after 132 days, according to the Health Ministry. He further said that the number of current active cases from India represents only 4.51 percent of the country’s total positive cases.

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic taught countries that such challenges require shared responsibilities and that collaborations have become the order of the day.

Vardhan was in charge of the opening session of the annual conference of the India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Center in the framework of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week.

Meanwhile, the difference in new recoveries that outnumber new cases has also improved the recovery rate to 94.03 percent to date, according to the Health Ministry.

Of the new cases recovered, it is observed that 78.35 percent are concentrated in 10 states and territories of the union, he added.

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