NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 9,906,165 today, as 22,065 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
According to the data, the death toll mounted to 143,709 as 354 patients died since Monday morning.
Delhi has been one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country. As many as 1,376 new cases and 60 deaths were registered in the national capital during the past 24 hours. Yesterday the total death toll in the national capital crossed the 10,000-mark.
There are 339,820 active cases in the country, while 9,422,636 people have been discharged so far from hospitals.
Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up COVID-19 testing facilities across the country, as more than 150 million tests have been conducted.
Till yesterday, a total of 155,560,655 tests were conducted, out of which 993,665 tests were conducted yesterday alone, said the figures released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today.
Due to the continued spell of COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), decided to continue the suspension of international flights till the year-end.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, earlier said, 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 among the countrymen, once the vaccine was ready.– NNN-PTI
