Covid-19 update: India reports 31,118 infections, 482 deaths

With 31,118 fresh infection, India's overall covid-19 tally rose to 94,62,810 on Tuesday. A total of 482 new deaths in last 24-hour took India's death toll to 1,37,621.

As of now, the total active cases in the country stand at 4,35,603 which comprises 4.7 per cent of the total case load. A total number of 88,89,585 have recovered from the virus so far with 41,985 more people recuperating in the last 24-hour.

Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have reported the highest number of cases in the country.

Meanwhile, the recovery rate has further improved to 93.81 per cent.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Singh on Monday said that up to 30 per cent of India's poulation will get vaccine by August 2021 as per the central government's plans.

"In the first 3-4 months of next year, there is a possibility we will be able to provide vaccine to the people of the country. By July-August, we have a plan to provide vaccines to around 25-30 crore people and we are preparing accordingly," Mr Vardhan told reporters.

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

*India has reported 12.8 lakh new covid-19 cases in November which is its lowest count in four month as the country have managed to keep the daily count below 50,000

*Croatian PM Andrej Plenkovic has tested positive for COVID-19.

"In accordance with recommendations of epidemiologists, Andrej Plenkovic was re-tested for the presence of COVID-19, the result was positive," the Croatian cabinet said on Twitter.

*A US analyst on Monday said that China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with covid-19 vaccine.

*America has imposed new covid-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving to curb the virus.

*U.S. President-elect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, over the need of a strengthened partnership to fight off the covid-19 pandemic.

* China reported 12 new Covid-19 cases on Nov. 30, down from 18 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said.

*Moderna has filed for emergency authorisation from US FDA after it reported Monday that its vaccine is 94.1 effective at preventing covid-19 infection.

Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 63 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.