NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-UNI) – Total COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 2.5 million mark today, reaching 2,526,192, as the total deaths reached 49,036, showed the latest data issued by the federal health ministry.
As many as 65,002 new cases were added to the tally since yesterday, while 996 people died in the past 24 hours, due to the virus.
Till yesterday, 1,808,936 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals.
The country witnessed a sudden spurt in fresh cases. This is mainly attributed to the ramped-up testing capacity taken by the central government.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), till Friday, a total of 28,563,095 samples were tested, out of which 868,679 samples were tested on Friday alone.
Earlier in the day, in his Independence Day Speech, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said, as many as three COVID-19 vaccines were in different stages of trials in the country, and once they are finally produced, India will ramp up infrastructure for their mass production.– NNN-UNI
