India crosses 65 Lakh coronavirus cases, 75,829 new cases in one day

India has increased its testing capacity from one in January to over 7.7 million rupees in October. With the rate of positivity gradually falling, the tests have worked as an effective tool to limit the spread of the COVID-19 infection, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Punjab recorded the highest number of deaths in the past 24 hours. Maharashtra, one of the worst affected states with more than 14 lakh of cases, accounted for 20 percent of new daily cases, followed by Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

India continues to rank first in the world with the highest number of COVID-19 recoveries and accounts for 21 percent of recovered cases worldwide, while its share of total cases is 18.6 percent, it said. on Saturday the Ministry of Health of the Union. India has also maintained its global position with one of the lowest COVID-19 fatality rates (CFRs) compared to several other countries.

India added 23 lakh of new coronavirus cases or 40 percent of the country’s current COVID-19 count in the month of September alone, government data shows. September also saw a third of the Covid-related deaths reported since the pandemic began. According to the data, the country has been reporting more than 1,000 deaths per day for the past month, with the exception of September 28.

In great relief to passengers ahead of the festive season, the Railways have allowed the sale of cooked food in their catering units and vending at stations for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, but food plazas said, Jan Ahars, cell kitchens and snack rooms will open for takeout only. Stalls on platforms have been closed during the new coronavirus-induced lockdown, which was imposed on March 25 to control the spread of the infection.

US President Donald Trump said in a video posted to Twitter late Saturday night that he was feeling “much better” in his battle against coronavirus, but that the next few days would be “the real test.” The 74-year-old man assured public opinion of his progress hours after a source with knowledge of the president’s state warned that his vital signs were worrying, with the next 48 hours critical.

India is in third place in terms of deaths globally after the United States and Brazil, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has been collecting COVID-19 data from around the world.

A coronavirus vaccine, jointly developed by scientists at the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, may be approved by health regulators later this year, according to a report by UK media. The candidate vaccine is the most advanced in the testing process, according to a report in The Times citing British government sources. “We are looking at close to six months and it is likely to be much shorter than that,” said one of those sources.

Since some people discourage the use of face masks on the grounds that it may be a health risk, researchers from the American Thoracic Society have said that masks are unlikely to cause overexposure to carbon dioxide, even in patients with lung disease. .

Globally, more than 3.4 crore people have been infected by the new coronavirus, which broke out in Wuhan in China less than a year ago. At least 10 lakh people have lost their lives to COVID-19.