INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The day-to-day rise in coronavirus cases in India stayed below the 3 lakh-mark for the seventh successive day, with 2.4 lakh
brand-new cases recorded in a single day, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.With the fresh cases, India's tally of COVID-19 cases
The death toll due to the illness increased to 2,99,266 with 3,741 fresh fatalities, the ministry data upgraded at 8 am showed.The active
cases further decreased to 28,05,399 making up 10.57 per cent of the total infections, while the nationwide COVID-19 healing rate improved
to 88.30 per cent.The variety of individuals who have actually recuperated from the illness in the nation surged to 2,34,25,467 while the
case casualty rate stood at 1.13 per cent, the data stated.India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7 last, 30 lakh on
August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16
It passed by 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and exceeded the
one-crore mark on December 19 last year.India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on Might 4 this year
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 32,86,07,937 samples have actually been tested for COVID-19 up to Might 22 with
21,23,782 samples tested on Saturday.The 3,741 brand-new casualties consist of 682 from Maharashtra, 448 from Tamil Nadu, 451 from
Karnataka, 218 from Uttar Pradesh, 201 from Punjab, 182 from Delhi, 176 from Kerala, 154 from West Bengal, 134 from Uttarakhand, 118 from
Andhra Pradesh, 115 from Rajasthan, 103 from Chhattisgarh and 98 from Haryana.An overall of 2,99,266 deaths have been reported up until now
in the country, consisting of 87,300 from Maharashtra, 24,658 from Karnataka, 23,013 from Delhi, 20,046 from Tamil Nadu, 18,978 from Uttar
Pradesh, 14,208 from West Bengal, 13,089 from Punjab and 12,494 from Chhattisgarh, the ministry stated
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths took place due to comorbidities
Our figures are being fixed up with the ICMR, the ministry stated on its website, including that state-wise circulation of figures
undergoes additional confirmation and reconciliation.
