NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 11,229,398 today, as 18,711 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry.
According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 157,853, as 97 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday morning.
There are still 188,747 active cases in the country, while 10,882,798 people have been discharged, so far, from hospitals, after medical treatment. There was an increase of 4,224 active cases during the previous 24 hours, out of which 5,090 were reported from the south-western state of Maharashtra alone.
The number of daily active cases had been on the rise over the past few days, as another wave of COVID-19 looms large in India. Till a few weeks ago, the number of daily cases had come down to below 10,000.
As many as 9,102 new cases were reported between Jan 25-26, which was the lowest in the previous 237 days. Prior to that the lowest number of daily new cases were 9,304, registered on June 4, 2020.
Jan 16 was a crucial day in India’s fight against the pandemic as the nationwide vaccination drive kicked off on the day. So far nearly 21 million people, mainly health workers, have been vaccinated.
The national capital Delhi, which has been 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. Only 286 new cases and two deaths were registered in the city through yesterday.
So far as many as 10,921 people have died in the national capital, confirmed the Delhi’s health department.
Two types of vaccines are being administered to the people in India. While the Covishield vaccine, made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), was supplied to all states, the Covaxin vaccine, made by the Bharat Biotech International Limited, was supplied to only 12 states.– NNN-PTI
