Coronavirus updates| September 30, 2020

India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 61-lakh mark on Tuesday with a spike of 70,589 new cases and 776 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The country's COVID count stands at 61,45,292 including 9,47,576 active cases, according to the Union health ministry. 

The average single-day recoveries have touched a record high of 90,000 in recent days, according to the Ministry of Health.

Maharashtra on Tuesday (September 29) reported 14,976 new COVID-19 cases, 430 deaths, and 19,212 discharges, while the total number coronavirus cases reached 13,66,129, according to the state's Public Health Department.

Chhattisgarh reports 2,197 new COVID19 cases, 39 more fatalities. Infection tally rises to 1,10,655, death toll mounts to 916. The number of active cases stands at 31,225.

Sikkim reported 41 fresh positive cases in the past 24 hours taking its COVID-19 tally to 2,856, an official said on Tuesday. The Himalayan state now has 667 active cases, while 2,154 patients have been cured of the infection so far. The death toll due to coronavirus in Sikkim remained unchanged at 35, the official said.

Daily average of new cases that emerged in top 10 States of the country-- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam & Telangana.

India’s total recoveries have crossed the landmark milestone of 50 lakh.

The average single-day recoveries have touched a record high of 90,000 in recent days.

It took 57 days for 1 lakh recoveries to become 10 lakhs. However, it took us only 11 days for converting 40 lakhs recoveries into 50 lakhs.

As India witnesses high single-day recoveries, several States/UTs are reporting more patients recovering than the new cases.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan released a booklet-'COVID-19 -Safe workplace Guidelines for Industry' through video conference yesterday (29th September).

It details the structural & administrative measures that can be used to control the spread of COVID19 at workplaces.

According to ICMR's second sero-survey findings, one in 15 individuals aged 10 years and above were estimated to be exposed to SARS-CoV2 by August, showing that a considerable population in India is still susceptible to coronavirus. 

Meanwhile, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested coronavirus positive.
The 71-year-old, who is in home quarantine, is "asymptomatic and in good health", the tweet read.

"The Vice President of India who underwent a routine COVID-19 test on Tuesday morning has been tested positive. He is, however, asymptomatic and in good health. He has been advised home quarantine. His wife Smt. Usha Naidu has been tested negative and is in self-isolation," the tweet from his office read.