NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,222,216 today, as 44,376 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed.
According to the data, the death toll mounted to 134,699, as 481 COVID-19 patients died, since yesterday morning.
Yesterday, it was the first time in almost a week when daily spike of COVID-19 cases fell below the 40,000-mark, and the daily deaths fell below the 500-mark. However, daily cases breached the 40,000-mark.
Delhi saw a sudden spike in the number of new cases. As many as 6,224 new cases were registered and 109 people died here, in the past 24 hours. The capital still has 38,501 active cases.
There are still 444,746 active cases in the country, while 8,642,771 people have been discharged from hospitals after medical treatment, added the ministry’s latest data.
The Indian government’s focus has been on ramping up COVID-19 testing facilities. Till yesterday, a total of 134,841,307 tests were conducted, out of which 1,159,032 tests were conducted yesterday alone.
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday chaired a high-level meeting with chief ministers of states, via video-conferencing, to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management.– NNN-PTI
