India logged in fresh 35,551 confirmed cases of covid-19 on Thursday, taking country’s overall caseload past 95.34 lakh. As of now, there are 4,22,943 active cases of the infection in the country, the latest updates from the health ministry said.
The death toll on Thursday crossed 500 mark for the consecutive second day with 526 new fatalities. The new additions have taken the total number of people dying due to the virus to 1,38,648.
Meanwhile, the recoveries have reached 89,73,373 with 40,726 new discharges in the last 24-hour, the health ministry said.
The recovery rate in the country stands at 94.11 per cent while the fatality rate at 1.45 as per cent, the Ministry added.
A number of 11,11,698 samples were tested on Wednesday, taking the cumulative total to 14,35,57,647 said Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR).
Here’re more updates of the pandemic:
*Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh are credited for 70 per cent of the daily new cases, said Health Ministry.
*Guajarat Government on Thursday approached Supreme Court against the Gujarat High Court order which made it all the covid-19 violators to do community service at covid-19 centres.
*Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers from across the world are scheduled to speak at the UN General Assembly’s special session starting Thursday on Covid-19 pandemic and ways to tackle it.
*48 NBA players tested positive for Covid-19, the league said.
*Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Centre over their leaders’ contrasting statements on Covid-19 vaccination drive.
“PM- Everyone will get vaccine. BJP in Bihar elections- Everyone in Bihar will get free vaccine. Now, GOI- Never said everyone will get vaccine. Exactly what does the PM stand by?” the former Congress President said in a tweet.
*US President-elect Joe Biden has urged Americans not to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays to curb covid-19 spread.
Meanwhile, the overall number of global covid-19 infections has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
