The number of new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000, taking the country's COVID-19 tally to 82.67 lakh, while the total recoveries crossed the 76 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday.
The COVID-19 caseload mounted to 82,67,623 with 38,310 fresh infections, while the deaths reached 1,23,097 after 490 new fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A total of 76,03,121 people have recuperated from the infection so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 91.96 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.49 per cent.
The number of active cases remained below six lakh for the fifth consecutive day.
There are 5,41,405 active cases in the country as on date which comprise 6.55 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 11,17,89,350 samples have been tested up so far with 10,46,247 samples being tested on Monday.
Here are the Updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases:
With the number of coronavirus cases coming down in Pune district, the local administration has
allowed private hospitals to use oxygen-supported COVID-19 beds for treatment of patients suffering from other diseases.
Ahmedabad district of Gujarat reported 166 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, increasing its
The COVID-19 tally in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi increased to 3,568 with six new cases
Goa's coronavirus caseload rose to 44,189, after 235 persons tested positive for the infection on Tuesday, an official from the health department said.
Andhra Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 8.30 lakh even as the total recoveries crossed the
eight lakh mark on Tuesday.
Kerala's COVID-19 caseload is inching towards the 4.50 lakh mark, as the state recorded 6,862 cases with recoveries touching 8,802 on Tuesday, while the toll mounted to 1,559 with26 fatalities, Health minister K K Shailaja said.
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said Tuesday he had received an experimental coronavirus vaccine, becoming the latest United Arab Emirates official to take part in the trials.
Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the UAE, one produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, and Russia's Sputnik-V, named after the Soviet-era satellite.
"While receiving the COVID-19 vaccine today," Sheikh Mohammed captioned a photograph of himself he posted on Twitter with his sleeve rolled up, as a healthcare worker in full protective equipment administered the injection.
"We wish everyone safety and great health, and we are proud of our teams who have worked relentlessly to make the vaccine available in the UAE," he said, without specifying which vaccine he took.
Chinese drug giant Sinopharm began the third phase of trials for a Covid-19 vaccine in the UAE in July and Emirati officials say the results have been positive.
The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,772 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, bringing the total number in the country to 387,161.
The DOH said 153 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 348,967. The death count climbed to 7,318 after 49 more patients died from the viral disease.
The DOH had tested over 4.56 million people in the Philippines so far. The Philippines has a population of about 110 million.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has named Carlito Galvez, national task force against COVID-19 chief implementer, as the "vaccine czar."
India's total coronavirus recoveries crossed 76 lakh-mark on Tuesday after 58,323 patients recovered and were discharged in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The ministry informed that the national recovery rate has escalated to 91.96 per cent.
After 490 case fatalities in the past 24 hours, the country's case fatality rate stands at 1.49 per cent. Nearly 80 per cent of the new deaths are concentrated in ten States/Union Territories.