Covid Update: With a spike of 92,071 cases, India's total reaches past 48 lakh

India in last 24-hour recorded 92,071 fresh cases, leading country's total tally past 48 lakh mark. With 1,136 fatalities, the country's death toll currently stands at 79,722.

3,780,107 people have been discharged while the death toll is at 79,722, the health ministry reported.

Continuing its covid record, Mumbai on Sunday recorded over 2,000 cases and 41 deaths. The total number of positive cases increases to 1,69,693 in Mumbai, including 30,271 active cases, 1,30,918 recovered cases & 8,147 deaths, said BMC.

The government, on Sunday, advised patients to constantly monitor their health and look for early signs such as drop in oxygen level and chest pain. It also recommended physical exercise and immunity boosting medicines to the recovered patients. According to the new protocol, the recovered patients should continue to practice "covid appropriate behaviour " at the individual level such as wearing mask, washing hands and maintain social distancing.

The Centre on Sunday said that it is considering granting permission to a covid-19 vaccine, particularly for the elderly and people working at high-risk places. The statement came after the rapid surge in the covid infection in the country. India is considering emergency authorisation of a Covid-19 vaccination," said health minister Harsh Vardhan. "If there is a consensus we may go ahead with it, especially in the case of senior citizens and people working in high-risk settings.

After Delhi, Kolkata Metro has also resumed its operations starting from today. "We are happy that metro has started, as we were facing a lot of trouble in travelling. The arrangements here are very good & proper sanitization is being undertaken," ANI quoted a commuter as saying.

China, where the coronavirus first emerged, on Sunday, reported 10 new infections in the mainland on September 13. According to the National Health Commission, all the new cases were imported while no fatalities have been recorded in the country.

South Korea which is grapling with the second wave of coronavirus, on Sunday reported its lowest daily August with 109 cases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. The country has also begun easing its tough social distancing rules in the greater Seoul region.