A total of 46,790 new infections were reported in one day, while the death toll rose to 1,15,197 with 587 deaths recorded in a 24-hour span, data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
The number of new deaths reported daily across the country fell below 600 for the second day in a row.
Total recoveries exceeded 67 lakh, while active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the fourth day in a row.
The country had reported 47,703 new infections in one day on July 28.
There are 7,48,538 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, representing 9.85 percent of total cases, according to the data.
A total of 67,33,328 people have recovered from the disease so far, bringing the national recovery rate to 88.63 percent, while the Covid-19 fatality rate stands at 1.52 percent. hundred.
India’s Covid-19 count had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, and 40 lakh on September. It passed 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.
According to the ICMR, until October 19, a cumulative total of 9,61,16,771 samples have been analyzed and on Monday 10,32,795 samples have been analyzed.
The 579 new deaths include 125 from Maharashtra, 64 from Karnataka, 63 from West Bengal, 56 from Chhattisgarh, 49 from Tamil Nadu and 31 from Delhi.
A total of 1,15,197 deaths have been reported in the country so far, including 42,240 from Maharashtra, followed by 10,691 from Tamil Nadu, 10,542 from Karnataka, 6,685 from Uttar Pradesh, 6,453 from Andhra Pradesh, 6,119 from West Bengal, 6,040 from Delhi. , 4,029 from Punjab and 3,643 from Gujarat.
The Ministry of Health highlighted that more than 70 percent of deaths were due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council for Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that the distribution of the figures statewide is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
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