Covid-19 update: India records 50,129 cases, 578 deaths in last 24-hour

India continued its steady decline in active cases as it recorded 50,129 new infection in last 24-hour. The total recoveries have crossed 70 lakh and active cases now include only 8.71 per cent of the total cases recorded so far/

With 50,129 new Covid-19 infections, India's total cases surge to 78,64,811. With 578 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,18,534, the Health Ministry said.

India's active Covid-19 cases stand at 6,68,154, while 70,78,123 people have recovered from the disease so far: Union health ministry

Total 10,25,23,469 samples tested for Covid-19 up to 24th October. Of these, 11,40,905 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Here're more updates related to the covid-19 pandemic:

*Poland President Andrzej Duda tests positive for Covid, Reuters reported.

*Colombia has become the eighth country to hit 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reports AP

*Former Maharashtra chief minister and Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.

"I have been working every single day since the lockdown but now it seems that God wants me to stop for a while and take a break !
I have tested #COVID19 positive and in isolation.Taking all medication & treatment as per the advice of the doctors," it added.

*Uttarakhand government has issued SOPs as the classes for Class 10 and 12 resume in residential schools of the state, from 2nd November 2020.

*RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat while addressing a rally in Nagpur on the occassion of Dussehra said the central government has succeeded in controlling the effects of covid-19 pandemic.

"Impact of Covid-19 less in India as government took appropriate steps to tackle pandemic," he is quoted as saying by PTI.

*Free Covid vaccine promise in Bihar poll manifesto perfectly in order. A party can announce what it wants to do when it comes to power, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Covid-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech has said that it expects the its vaccine to be ready by June 2021. It has received nod for conducting late-stage human trials for its vaccine candidate.

The firm has said that it plans to test over 20,000 volunteers across 12-14 states for its vaccine candidate.

Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 42.5 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,148,940, according to the Johns Hopkins University.