India’s new Covid-19 numbers on Tuesday dipped under the 50,000 mark, first time since July. The country on Tuesday recorded 46,790 new coronavirus cases, , taking the total number of cases to 75,97,064, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It last recorded lesser than Tuesday’s count on 22 July when the new cases were 45,720. India also reported 587 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 1,15,197.
India has the largest number of Covid-19 recovered cases in the world and it stands second in terms of the number of tests conducted in any country, Union health secretary, Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday. “We have the largest number of Covid-19 recovered cases in the world and we stand second in terms of the number of tests conducted in any country. The Covid-19 recoveries have crossed 67 lakh in India. We have conducted more than 9.6 crore Covid-19 tests in the country,” Bhushan said.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state from the virus with 1,74,265 active cases, 13,92,308 recovered people and 42,453 deaths so far. Among other severely affected states, Karnataka reported 6,297 new Covid-19 cases and 8,500 discharged cases today, according to the State Health Department. Total cases are at 7,76,901 including 6,62,329 discharges and 1,03,945 active cases. The death toll is at 10,608 in Karnataka.
A total of 3,579 new cases, 41 deaths were reported in Delhi today. Total cases rose to 3,36,750 including 3,06,747 recoveries, discharges, migrations and 6,081 deaths. Active cases stand at 23,922, Government of Delhi said.Andhra Pradesh reported 3,503 new Covid-19 cases.