India’s covid-19 tally has mountd to 74,32,681 with 62,21 fresh covid-19 cases in 24-hour. 837 deaths reported in last 24 hours have taken the death tally to 1,12,998.
Total case tally stands at 74,32,681 including 7,95,087 active cases, 65,24,596 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 1,12,998 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reports 62,212 new Covid cases & 837 deaths in the last 24 hours: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, the total samples tested for COVID-19 in the country crossed the 9.2-crore mark.
A total of 9,22,54,927 samples have been tested in the country for COVID-19 till Thursday. This includes 10,28,622 samples tested on October 15.
Here’re more updates related to Covid-19:
*West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has tested positive for coronavirus. He was rushed to a private hospital on Friday night.
*Delhi government has begun next round of Sero-surveys to better assess the covid-19 situation and formulate combat strategies.
*Dr Suresh Jadhav, executive director of the Serum Institute of India, which is testing the Oxford -AstraZeneca vaccine candidate in the country said India may get a Covid-19 vaccine by March 2021, p
*India scales an unprecedented peak. Active cases drop below the 8L mark for the first time in 1.5 months: Health Ministry
*Global coronavirus cases see fastest growth as new infection surged in Europe. . An AFP tally based on official data showed that more than 400,000 new cases were reported across the world on Thursday,.
*Next 2.5 moths will play crucial role in India’s fight against coronavirus, health minister Harsh Vardhan said.
*The European Medicines Agency could approve three Covid-19 vaccines early next year, its Executive Director Guido Rasi said on Friday.
“If everything goes well, in the first months of 2021, there could be three vaccines approved by EMA. But everything has to go well. There’s a little hitch behind every corner,” he said.
*”When I look at Europe & US it’s amazing how many unmasked people I see on street. You won’t see it in India. People rose to the occasion. In many ways, PM was a great motivator. He went up there and really got people to take this very seriously,” S Jaishankar, Foreign Minister.
Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 39 million mark, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,103,350, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 39,247,785 and the fatalities increased to 1,103,352, the University said.
