NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,937,320 today, as 11,610 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 155,913, with 100 new deaths.
According to a source in the federal health ministry, 72 percent of the new cases were reported from two states – Maharashtra and Kerala, and zero deaths were reported from 17 states.
There are 136,549 active cases in the country, while 10,644,858 people have been discharged from hospitals after medical treatment.
So far, nearly nine million people, mainly health workers, have been vaccinated across the country.
Meanwhile, the federal government ramped up testing facilities across the country, as nearly 208 million tests have been conducted so far.
As many as 207,977,229 tests were conducted till yesterday, out of which 644,931 tests were conducted yesterday alone, said the latest data.
The national capital Delhi, one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country, has been witnessing comparatively a lesser number of cases over the past several months, as only 94 new cases and one death were registered in the national capital through yesterday.
So far 10,894 people have died in the capital, due to COVID-19, confirmed Delhi’s health department.– NNN-PTI
