As lots of as 1,124 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total count to 94,503, stated the Union Health Ministry.
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With a single-day spike of 88,600 brand-new coronavirus cases, India’s total case count neared 60- lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Household Welfare on Sunday.
As numerous as 1,124 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total count to 94,503, said the Union Health Ministry.
As per the Ministry, the total variety of coronavirus cases stands at 59,92,533 including 9,56,402 active cases, 49,41,628 cured, released or migrated.
The active coronavirus cases in Maharashtra stands 2,69,535, Karnataka at 1,01,801, Andhra Pradesh 65,794, Uttar Pradesh 57,086 and Tamil Nadu 46,336
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the cumulative overall samples tested up to September 26 is 7,12,57,836 The number of samples checked on September 26 is 9,87,861
On Friday, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that over 5 lakh personal protective devices each day are being produced by the 110 PPE makers in the country.
” Now we have 110 PPE manufacturers in India, producing over 5 lakh each day. States who used to grumble about not getting a sufficient variety of PPEs, now state they do not belong to keep them when we discuss sending PPEs,” Harsh Vardhan said here at the 79 th Foundation Day of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The Union Health Minister further said that India has carried out around 7 crore tests for COVID-19 and the recovery rate is improving.
” In the preliminary phase, the healing rate stood at 9-12 percent. But today, the recovery rate is around 82 per cent and the fatality rate is around 1.6 percent,” he said.
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