With 22,889 new COVID-19 cases, India s tally nears one crore-mark
Maharastra continues to be the worst affected country by the pandemic with 68,476 active cases followed by Kerala with 58,339 active cases.
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NEW DELHI: With 22,889 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India s total cases reached 99,79,447, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
With 338 new deaths, the toll mounted to 1,44,789. According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of active cases in the country reached 3,13,831. Meanwhile, the total discharged cases are at 95,20,827 with 31,087 new discharges in the last 24 hours.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 15,89,18,646 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 17. Of these 11,13,406 samples were tested Thursday.
Updated Dec 18, 2020 | 10:37 IST
The Health Ministry on Friday said that country s recovery rate is 95.31 per cent, the case fatality rate at 1.45 per cent, and the percentage of active cases is 3.24 per cent. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: With 22,889 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India s total cases reached 99,79,447, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
With 338 new deaths, the toll mounted to 1,44,789. According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of active cases in the country reached 3,13,831. Meanwhile, the total discharged cases are at 95,20,827 with 31,087 new discharges in the last 24 hours.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 15,89,18,646 samples tested for COVID-19 up to December 17. Of these 11,13,406 samples were tested Thursday.
India pursued scientific evidence-based approach to tackle Covid, says Harsh Vardhan
The Union Health Minister was speaking at a virtual event of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
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New Delhi: COVID-19 cases in India are steadily coming down while the caseload of infection in many parts of the world is experiencing a second or even a third peak, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday asserting the government “recognised the threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach”.
He made these remarks at a virtual event of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
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India recognised COVID-19 threat early, pursued scientific evidence-based approach: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
It has been almost one year since the outbreak of COVID-19. While the caseload infection in many parts of the world is decreasing, many others are experiencing a second or even a third peak. Fortunately, in India, the cases are steadily coming down, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. PTI
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
COVID-19 cases in India are steadily coming down while the caseload of infection in many parts of the world is experiencing a second or even a third peak, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on December 17, asserting that the government recognised the threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach .