NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,847,304 today, as 9,110 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.
According to official data, the death toll mounted to 155,158 as 78 patients died since yesterday morning.
This was the first time in the past several months, when less than 10,000 cases per day were registered, and the fourth consecutive day, when the number of deaths recorded in a single day was below 100.
There are still 143,625 active cases in the country, while 10,548,521 people have been discharged from hospitals after medical treatment.
Jan 16 was a crucial day in India’s fight against the pandemic, when the nationwide vaccination drive kicked off. So far nearly 6.3 million people, mainly health workers, have been vaccinated across the country.
Meanwhile, the federal government ramped up testing facilities across the country, as more than 202 million tests have been conducted so far.
As many as 202,587,752 tests were conducted till yesterday, out of which 687,138 tests were conducted yesterday alone, according to the latest data, issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), today.
The national capital Delhi, which has been one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country, has been witnessing comparatively fewer cases over the past few months. Only 125 new cases and three deaths were registered in the national capital through Monday.
So far, as many as 10,882 people have died in the capital, confirmed Delhi’s health department.– NNN-PTI
