NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 29,700,313 today, with 67,208 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the federal health ministry.
Meanwhile, 2,330 more patients died since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 381,903.
This was the 10th consecutive day when less than 100,000 cases were registered across the country, after peaking to over 400,000 for several days in Apr and May.
There are currently 826,740 active cases, a decrease of 38,692 compared to previous day.
A total of 28,491,670 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals across the country, with 103,570 of them discharged since yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, all shops and restaurants have been allowed to reopen with up to 50 percent sitting capacity in Delhi from Monday, amid falling case numbers. Schools, colleges and other educational institutions, as well as, swimming pools, gymnasiums, among others, however, remained shut.– NNN-PTI
