Covid-19 update: India reports fresh 38,772 cases, 443 deaths

 India logged in 38,772 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking nation's total tally over 94.31 lakh. With the new cases, the total tally now stands at 94,31,692. The total fatality toll of the country stands at 1,37,139 with 443 more people dying due to the virus on Sunday. 

The total number of active cases in country stand at 4,46,952 which comprises 4.83 per cent of the overall caseload. 

With 45,333 new discharges in last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries in the country have reached 88,47,600, the latest update released by health ministry said. The recovery rate has further improved to  93. 71 per cent, it added.

A total number of 14,03,79,976 samples have been tested so far. Of these, 8,76,173 COVID-19 samples tested yesterday, said Indian Council of Medical Research.

India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally (presently 99): Ministry of Health

Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are responsible for 71 per cent number of overall fatalities of the nation, the health ministry added. 

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

*BJP MLA from Rajasthan's Rajsamand Kiran Maheshwari, who had tested positive for the virus, passed on Monday.

*Uttarakhand has reduced number of people allowed to gather in a closed space from 200 to 100 as the state sees high spike of covid-19 infection.

*Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in an event said that India will most likely vaccinate 30 crore of its population by July 2021 while asserting that he is hopeful for a vaccine in January.

*PM Modi in his Mann Kii Baat on Sunday said that any kind of laxity in dealing with covid-19 will lead to dangerous outcomes.

*Tamil Nadu government has permitted all colleges to conduct classes for final year undergraduates from December 7.

*PM Modi will interact with three teams involved in covid-19 vaccine development.

*Elementary schools in Assam will open from January 1.

Meanwhile, the overall number of global covid-19 cases has topped 62.6 million while the deaths have soared high to more than 1.45 million, according to Johns Hopkins university.