NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,267,623 today, as 38,310 new cases were detected across the country in the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry.
With 490 deaths since Monday morning, the total death toll in the country reached 123,097, added the ministry’s data.
Still there are 541,405 active COVID-19 cases in the country, while 7,603,121 people have been successfully cured and discharged.
The Indian government’s focus has been on ramping up COVID-19 testing facilities, across the length and breadth of the country.
Till yesterday, a total of 111,789,350 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, out of which 1,046,247 tests were conducted yesterday alone, the data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) showed today.
The capital city, Delhi witnessed a spurt in cases over the past few days. According to media reports, fresh cases have been on the rise in Delhi over the past two weeks, as compared to the previous 14 days.
In the last two weeks, Delhi registered as many as 59,199 new cases.– NNN-PTI
