India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 68-lakh mark with a spike of 78,524 new cases & 971 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data from the health ministry.
Total case tally stands at 68,35,656 including 9,02,425 active cases, 58,27,705 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,05,526 deaths: Union Health Ministry
11,94,321 samples tested for Covid-19 yesterday. Total 8,34,65,975 samples tested in the country up to 7th October: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
More than 75,000 recoveries are being recorded in the country everyday which are 6.3 times of the number of active cases.
Here’re more updates related to Covid-19
*Kerala ministers MM Maniand K T Jaleel tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. Five members of the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet have been infected with the virus so far.
*CM Kejriwal allowed restaurants to open 24/7 as a part of Unlock 5.0.
*Kerala for the first time reocrded over 10,000 coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
*The US president Donald Trump once again lashed out at China accusing them of spreading the coronavirus disease.
“It was China’s fault. And China’s going to pay a big price for what they’ve done to this country. China is going to pay a big price for what they’ve done to the world. This was China’s fault. Just remember that,” Trump said in the video message.
*Researchers have found long-term exposure to urban air pollution may have made COVID-19 virus more deadly.
*Maharashtra has become the first state to regulate the rates of face masks amid the pandemic.
*Brazil – the second-worst country by the pandemic — crossed 5 million mark of confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday. the country is also inching close to recording 150,000 deaths.
*Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said India’s continuously rising recovery rate and falling active cases is the result of Centre-led COVID-19 containment strategy.