Updated 4 hours ago A woman receives a dose of coronavirus vaccine at a home for elderly in Mumbai on August 2. | Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
India reported 42,982 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the country’s tally to 3,18,12,114 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The new cases are marginally higher than Wednesday’s count of 42,625.
The country’s toll rose by to 533 to 4,26,290.
The active caseload increased to 4,11,076. As many as 3,09,74,748 patients have recovered from the disease so far.
The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to consider imposing local-level restrictions to stop mass gatherings during festivals such as Muharram, Onam, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja.
Search India logs over 42,000 fresh Covid cases, 533 casualties in a day Recovery rate recorded at 97.37 per cent
India added 42,982 new coronavirus infections in a single day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533 fresh fatalities.
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The active cases comprise 1.29 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
An increase of 723 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
5 de agosto de 2021, 3:25
Nueva Delhi, 5 ago (Prensa Latina) India reportó hoy 42 mil 982 nuevos casos de Covid-19, mientras el gobierno pidió a los estados del país imponer mayores controles locales para mitigar el avance de la pandemia.
India s Health and Family Welfare Ministry recorded 42,982 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours on Thursday. So far, the total number of people vaccinated has reached 48,93,42,295 people.