India recorded 92,605 new coronavirus cases, surpassing the 54 lakh mark in the past 24 hours.
New Delhi:
For the second day in a row, India has reported more coronavirus recoveries than new infections, shows data from the Ministry of Health this morning according to which 94,612 people have been cured in the last 24 hours. India recorded 92,605 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours, surpassing the 54 lakh mark. The total number of coronavirus cases now stands at 54,00,619, including 18.71 percent of cases: 10,10,824. The country reported 1,133 deaths related to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 86,752.
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With over 43 lakh of patients having recovered from COVID-19, bringing the recovery rate to 79.67 percent, India remains the country with the highest coronavirus recoveries in the world, followed by the US. , Where 41 lakh people have been recovered.
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According to data from the Ministry of Health, India’s positivity rate is 7.67 percent and its mortality rate is 1.60 percent.
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India also conducted a record 12 lakh of tests (12.06,806) in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said. The country has doubled its tests in the last month to more than 6.36 crore tests.
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However, India has been reporting more than 90,000 cases per day for the last week and has added almost 17 lakh of cases in September alone: 17,79,374. About 22,283 of the total deaths, about a quarter of all deaths so far, have been reported in September.
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In light of the increase in Covid cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss the coronavirus situation with the senior ministers of seven states severely affected by the pandemic, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, representing the 60 percent. of all cases in the country – on September 23 via videoconference.
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With a count over 11.88 lakh, Maharashtra has the highest number of overall coronavirus cases so far. Almost 37 percent of all deaths reported so far in the country are from the western state. Mumbai has extended the ban on large gatherings until September 30.
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Delhi recorded 4,071 new cases of COVID-19 infections in one day, bringing the case count in the city-state to more than 2.42 lakh on Saturday. Thirty-eight new deaths brought the death count to 4,945. All schools in the national capital will remain closed until October 5.
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A day after Chhattisgarh recorded its highest peak in a single day since the COVID-19 outbreak began, the state declared Raipur district a “containment zone” and announced a total closure between 21 and 28 September with no exemptions even for grocery stores. Gasoline pumps will provide fuel only to government vehicles, private vehicles involved in medical emergencies and ambulances.
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India is the second country most affected by the pandemic, accounting for almost 17 percent of all cases in the world.
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Globally, more than 30.6 million people have contracted the coronavirus since its outbreak in China’s Wuhan last year.
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