In the last 24 hours in our country, around 54,044 new Covid-19 infections were reported.
This takes the total count of the number of coronavirus cases in India to 7,651,107.
In the last one day, 717 deaths have been reported.
As per the health ministry’s dashboard, the active number of Covid-19 cases is at 7,400,90.
However, the recovery rate is at a higher trend with over 67 lakh people recorded to have recovered from the virus so far.
Not only that, Covid-19 cases on Oxygen support (in ICUs, ventilation, oxygen-supported beds) are also on a decreasing trend since the last week of September, as per the ministry’s records.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh rank among the worst-hit states due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Sahana Iyer