Coronavirus cases in India: Total number of active cases stands at 6,68,154 (file)
New Delhi:
With 50,129 new cases of COVID-19, the total coronavirus cases in India climbed to 78,64,811 on Sunday, according to the Union Ministry of Health. With 578 new deaths, the death toll stands at 1.18534. The total number of active cases stands at 6,68,154 after a decrease of 12,526 in the last 24 hours, while the total number of cured cases is 70,78,123 with 62,077 new discharges in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
About 61% of the total recovered cases of COVID-19 come from six states and UTs of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. Union health.
Meanwhile, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has tested positive for the coronavirus, he tweeted on Sunday, adding that he was asymptomatic and will continue to work from isolation.
“I tested positive for COVID-19. Asymptomatic. I feel very good. I alerted those who came into contact in recent days. I will continue to work in isolation. Work at RBI will continue as normal. I am in touch with everything Dy. Governments and other officers by VC and by telephone, ”he wrote.
Here are the updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Union Minister Pratap Sarangi said on Sunday that everyone in the country will receive a free COVID vaccine, amid demand from opposition parties in the country for this vaccine and not just in Bihar linked to the polls , as announced by the BJP.
The BJP’s announcement of a free COVID vaccine for Bihar, where Assembly polls begin this week, had sparked controversy with opposition parties tearing the NDA government apart by alleging the ruling party was using the pandemic for political reasons.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the announcement was in order as it was an election manifesto announcement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that everyone will receive free vaccines. About 500 rupees will be spent on immunizing each person, Sarangi told reporters after speaking at a campaign meeting for the November 3 assembly in Balasore.
The number of COVID-19 patients, who have been cured of the disease in Bihar, broke the two-lakh mark on Sunday with 1,399 fresh recoveries, according to a bulletin released by the health department.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 200,920, he said, adding that the recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state has improved to 94.69%.
More than a million samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state, including 1,39218 in the past 24 hours, he said.
At least 749 new cases have been reported, bringing the state’s total to 2,12,191, according to the bulletin.
The death toll rose to 1,049 in Bihar after seven more people succumbed to the infection, he said.
