Total virus-related deaths in India stand at 2,74,390. (Reuters)
New Delhi:
India on Monday reported a further decline in new coronavirus cases though daily deaths remained above 4,000 and experts warned that the count was unreliable due to a lack of testing in rural areas, where the virus is spreading fast.
For months now, nowhere in the world has been hit harder than India by the pandemic, as a new strain of the virus first found there fuelled a surge in infections that has risen to more than 400,000 daily.
Even with a downturn over the past few days, experts said there was no certainty that infections had peaked, with alarm growing both at home and abroad over the new more contagious B.1.617 variant taking hold.
Covid: The active caseload comprises 15.87 per cent of the country s total infections.
New Delhi: India s Covid caseload hit 2.37 crore today with 3.62 lakh new infections in the last 24 hours amid growing concerns of patients contracting a deadly fungal infection. The death count has touched 2,58,317 with 4,120 people dying of the infection.
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The active caseload comprises 15.87 per cent of the country s total infections. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are among the states that account for 82.51 per cent of the total active cases, the ministry said.
The resurgence and acceleration of COVID-19 transmission in the country was a result of several religious and political mass gathering events which increased social mixing , the World Health Organization said after a recent risk assessment of the situation in India.
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Up to 3,980 people died of Covid in India the past 24 hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing total fatalities to 2,30,168.The country also set a new grim record in its daily Covid numbers with 4.12 lakh infections.