NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 6,757,131, and death toll 104,555 on Wednesday (today), as 72,049 new cases were detected and 986 patients died, during the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry.
Currently there are 907,883 active COVID-19 cases in the country, while 5,744,693 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals.
According to figures released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 82,271,654 COVID-19 tests had been conducted across the country, out of which 1,199,857 tests were conducted on Tuesday alone.
The numbers of new cases and deaths per day fell for six consecutive days till Tuesday, while the figures rose once again on Wednesday (today).– NNN-PTI
