NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,305,788 today, as 19,079 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 148,218, as 224 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday.
There are still 250,183 active cases in the country, while 9,906,387 people have been discharged, so far, from hospitals after medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up testing facilities across the country, as over 170 million tests have been conducted so far.
As many as 173,941,658 tests had been conducted till yesterday, out of which 829,964 tests were conducted yesterday alone, said the latest data issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today.
Delhi is one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country. As many as 585 new cases and 21 deaths were registered in the national capital through Thursday.
So far, as many as 10,557 people have died in the national capital due to COVID-19, confirmed the Delhi’s health department.– NNN-PTI
