NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,703,770 today, as 26,567 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 140,958, as 385 patients died since yesterday morning.
According to the health ministry, India crossed a significant milestone yesterday, as the active caseload fell below the 400,000-mark after 140 days, and the daily fatalities fell below 400 after 157 days.
“India’s COVID-19 cases per million population are among the lowest in the world,” it added.
Delhi has been one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country. As many as 1,674 new cases and 63 deaths were registered in the national capital during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up COVID-19 testing facilities across the country. Till Sunday, a total of 147,787,656 tests have been conducted, out of which 801,081 tests were conducted on Sunday alone, said the figures released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) yesterday.
Last Friday, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced that a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready in a few weeks and that efforts were being made towards developing a perfect network for its distribution across the country.
Modi earlier chaired a high-level meeting with chief ministers of all states via video-conferencing, to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management, with a special emphasis on eight high-focus states, including Haryana, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal.– NNN-PTI
