India's COVID-19 tally inches towards 9.5 million — new cases dropped below 35,000 for the third time in November
Dec 1, 2020, 11:05 IST
New Delhi, India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 9.462 million with 31,118 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 88,89,585, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 1,37,621 after 482 more fatalities were recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the country in a span of 24 hours dropped below 35,000 for the third time this month.
The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 88,89,585, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.94 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload remained below five lakh for the 21th consecutive day. There are 4,35,603 active cases in the country which comprise 4.60 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 2 million mark on August 7, 3 million on August 23 and 4 million on September 5.
It went past 5 million on September 16, 6 million on September 28, 7 million on October 11, crossed 8 million on October 29, and surpassed 9 million on November 20.
According to the ICMR, 14,13, 49,298 samples have been tested so far with 9,69,332 samples being tested on Monday.
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The death toll climbed to 1,37,621 after 482 more fatalities were recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the country in a span of 24 hours dropped below 35,000 for the third time this month.
The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 88,89,585, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.94 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload remained below five lakh for the 21th consecutive day. There are 4,35,603 active cases in the country which comprise 4.60 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
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It went past 5 million on September 16, 6 million on September 28, 7 million on October 11, crossed 8 million on October 29, and surpassed 9 million on November 20.
According to the ICMR, 14,13, 49,298 samples have been tested so far with 9,69,332 samples being tested on Monday.
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Kunal Shah’s CRED raises $80 million – valuation doubles to $800 million for the just two-year old startup
Top stocks to watch — Dr Reddy’s, Indiabulls Housing, M&M, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, Hero Moto, PNB, and others
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand issue fresh COVID-19 guidelines,TN extends lockdown — these are the states reimposing curfews and restrictions