India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 61-lakh mark with a spike of 70,589 new cases and 776 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The case reported in last 24-hour are India’s lowest in the month of September. For the past 2 weeks, more than 75,000 cases have been reported in the country every day.
Covid-19 case tally stands at 61,45,292 including 9,47,576 active cases, 51,01,398 cured/discharged/migrated & 96,318 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its covid-19 update.
A total of 7,31,10,041 samples tested up to 28th September, for Covid-19. Of these, 11,42,811 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR
India witnessed its biggest jump in covid-19 cases on September 17 when it registere 97,894 cases in a single day. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have emerged as the main hotspots for Covid-19 cases across the country.
India has witnessed close to 100% increase in recoveries in the past month. More than 82% of total cases (exceeding 50L) recovered and discharged. Active cases (lower than 10L) a small proportion (less than 1/5th) of total cases: Health Ministry.
Here’re some more updated related to coronavirus pandemic across the world:
*Coronavirus pandemic is expected to stoke the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia & the Pacific as well as China, World Bank said in an economic update on Monday.
*Indore allows reopening of religious places with Covid-19 guidelines.
*President Donald Trump has said that US will distribute 150 million rapid covid-19 tests.
*Global death toll has crossed 1 million mark.
*UN chief Antonio Guterres called the 1 million global death related to coronavirus “an agonizing milestone”.
*According to a report by New York Times, the coronavirus has killed more then 1 million people worldwide which is more than influezna, malaria, cholera and measles combined.
Covid-19 vaccine update
*China’s Shenzen Kangtai got approval for clinical trial of covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine’s animal trials have shown positive results.
*Russia has sent the first batch of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Belarus for clinical trials. Volunteers in Belarus will get vaccine from October 1.
*Panama’s Health Ministry will spend $1.9 million next month to support Covax vaccine program launched by WHO.
*The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has now resumed clinical trials.
