New Delhi:
India recorded 32,981 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 3,96,729, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
With 39,109 new recoveries, the total number of recovered COVID-19 patients stands at 91,39,901, bringing the recovery rate to 94.45% today.
Total COVID-19 cases reached 96.77,203, including 3,96,729 active cases and 91,39,901 recoveries. With 391 new deaths, the cumulative figure rose to 1,40,573.
Meanwhile, the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced, has requested government approval for the emergency use authorization of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with the University of Oxford and the British drugmaker AstraZeneca, the sources said.
Here are the LIVE updates on the coronavirus cases in India:
Telangana reported 517 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the count to almost 2.74 lakh, while two deaths brought the number to 1,474, the state government said Monday.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most cases with 102, followed by Rangareddy (57) and Medchal Malkajgiri (36), it said in a bulletin, providing details at 8 p.m. on Dec. 6.
Up to 7,778 patients are in treatment and 33,098 samples were analyzed on Sunday.
In total, more than 58.12 lakh of samples have been tested.
India’s coronavirus infections rose to 96.77 lakh, while the number of active cases fell below 4 lakh and recoveries rose to 91.39 lakh, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health updated on Monday. .
Total coronavirus cases rose to 96.77,203 with 32,981 new infections reported in one day, while the death toll rose to 1,40,573 with 391 new deaths, data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
There are 3,996,729 active coronavirus infections in the country, representing 4.10 percent of the total number of cases, according to the data.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease increased to 91.39,901, bringing the national recovery rate to 94.45 percent, while the COVID-19 fatality rate stands at 1.45 percent. hundred.
JustIn | 32,981 fresh COVID-19 cases in India, 8% less than yesterday; 96.77 lakh total cases, 1,40,573 deaths
“We have to wait, because these vaccines will only complement our efforts today, but they will not replace hand disinfection and other COVID-19 protocols … so we must be patient and continue to take precautions,” says Dr. Rajeev Seth, main pediatrician in # COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/356ECguuh0
– NDTV (@ndtv) December 7, 2020
Jharkhand’s number of COVID-19 cases rose to 1.10,278, as 92 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven more deaths brought the death toll to 986, a health department official said Monday.
Ranchi district recorded the highest number of new infections at 37, followed by East Singhbhum (10), Seraikela Kharsawan (8) and Deoghar (7).
Jharkhand now has 1,796 active cases, while so far 1.07,496 people have been cured of the disease, the official said.
The state has tested 16,121 samples for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, it added.
Assam’s number of COVID-19 cases rose to 2,13,759 on Sunday, as 97 more people tested positive for the disease, while four new deaths brought the figure to 993, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
“Sad to share the passing of four #COVID patients today … Condolences and Prayers!” He said on Twitter.
The new deaths were reported in the metropolitan districts of Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Sonitpur and Kamrup, it added.
The minister said that “97 cases of 11,514 tests were detected with a positivity rate of 0.84 percent.”
The overall positivity rate stood at 3.91 percent versus the total tests of 54.62,004 samples so far.
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