The number of new coronavirus infections fell below 50,000 for the first time in nearly three months in India on Tuesday, even as the country’s Covid-19 count approached 7.6 million, data from the Ministry of Health showed. the Union. On Tuesday, there were 46,790 new cases of Covid-19 nationwide, less than the 47,703 recorded on July 28.
The 46,790 new cases of the coronavirus disease and 587 related deaths in the past 24 hours have brought India’s infection count to 7,597,063, according to the Health Ministry. The number of Covid-19 cases and deaths has been relatively low for two days – there were 55,722 infections and 579 deaths on Monday.
“India passes important milestones. New confirmed cases have fallen below 50,000 (46,790) for the first time in nearly three months. The new cases were 47,703 on July 28, ”tweeted the Ministry of Health.
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According to the Covid-19 panel of the Ministry of Health at 8 a.m., the number of active cases has also fallen below the 800,000 mark at 748,538 for the fourth day in a row. The death toll in India has risen to 115,197, it showed. There were 69,720 Covid-19 patients who recovered between Monday and Tuesday and the number of recovered is 6,733,328 nationwide. The national recovery rate has risen to 88.63%.
The health ministry said that 75% of the new confirmed cases between Monday and Tuesday morning are from 10 states and Union territories. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala contributed more than 5,000 to the new confirmed cases, it added.
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Of the 587 deaths related to the coronavirus disease, which have been reported in the last 24 hours, almost 81% are concentrated in 10 states and territories of the Union, the ministry also said. Reported deaths have been below 600 for the second day in a row on Tuesday.
India has added 1,284,479 Covid-19 cases to its count since Oct. 1, and the death toll in the country, which is the second-worst hit after the United States, has risen by 16,519, ministry data shows. of health.
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