Over 2.4 crore samples have been tested so far, the centre has said (Representational)
New Delhi:
On Sunday, India logged a record single-day jump of 64,399 new coronavirus patients, taking the country’s COVID tally to over 21 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said, adding that over 14.8 lakh patients have recovered so far.
India has recorded 43,379 COVID-related deaths so far.
With the latest surge, the country’s coronavirus count has reached 21,53,011 cases, which includes 6,28,747 active cases. The recovery rate on Sunday stood at 68.78 per cent, as compared to Saturday’s 68.32 per cent. India, with a population of almost 138 crore, has tested over 2.4 crore samples till date.
India, the third worst-hit country by the pandemic in the world, has been recording a higher single-day surge in COVID-19 case than the United States and Brazil for the last five days
Here are the updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
#VandeBharatMission continues to bring home stranded Indian Nationals. It has facilitated the travel of over a million stranded Indian nationals so far. Another Special flight, AI- 301 Sydney-Delhi sector left Sydney airport today: Consulate General of India, Sydney pic.twitter.com/Iq9EFYZkPN
– ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2020
An Air India flight carrying 114 Indians, who were stranded in UAE due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, reached Indore on Sunday night, an official said. Of the total number of passengers, 64 deboarded at Indore, while the remaining 50 were flown to Mumbai, the official said, reports PTI.
The number of coronavirus cases reaches 620 in Mizoram; active cases stand at 322: Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Mizoram
West Bengal reported 54 more COVID-19 fatalities on Sunday, taking the death toll to 2,059, the state’s health department said in a bulletin, reported news agency PTI. A total of 2,939 fresh cases increased the caseload to 95,554, it said. Kolkata accounted for the highest number of 21 deaths, followed by neighbouring North 24 Parganas district (15). Of the 54 fatalities, 53 were due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, the department said. Kolkata also topped the list of fresh cases (615), while North 24 Parganas reported 588 infections. Since Saturday, 1,996 patients have recovered from the disease, taking the number of those cured to 67,120, the bulletin said.
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