Covid-19

67,735 cases reported in 24 hours take India’s COVID tally to 73.07 lakh

New Delhi: With 67,735 new cases in a day, India’s COVID tally has reached 73.07 lakh, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per cent.

According to the Health Ministry of India, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 87.4 per cent.

The government of India has also allowed multiplexes, cinema halls and theatres to reopen from Thursday within the framework of a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs). Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav has tested positive for coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Russia had granted regulatory approval to a second COVID vaccine, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced at a government meeting on Wednesday. Putin congratulated scientists for approving the new jab which has been developed by Siberia’s Vector Institute and completed early-stage human trials last month.

The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 38,729,174. While 29,113,040 have recovered, 1,096,320 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 8,148,928 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,307,097 cases, Brazil (5,141,498) and Russia (1,340,409).

 

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