NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,591,730 today, as 38,073 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, said the latest data by the federal health ministry.
With 448 deaths since yesterday morning, the death toll in the country reached 127,059, showed the ministry’s data. Still there are 505,265 active COVID-19 cases in the country, while 7,959,406 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals, so far.
The Indian government has been focusing on ramping up COVID-19 testing facilities across the country.
Till yesterday, a total of 119,615,857 COVID-19 tests were conducted, out of which 1,043,665 tests were conducted yesterday alone, revealed the data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today.
The capital city, New Delhi, witnessed a spurt in cases, over the past couple of weeks, which was termed as the third wave for Delhi. The total count in the national capital crossed the 400,000 mark last week.
Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, announced a ban on burning of all kinds of firecrackers, in the run-up to the forthcoming festival of lights, Diwali, which falls on Nov 14, in a bid to control both the air pollution level and COVID-19 cases in the capital.– NNN-PTI
