IMAGE: Medics in protective gear shift COVID-19 patient to an isolation ward at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in Patna . Photograph: ANI Photo
India recorded 37,724 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to 11,92,915, while the total number of recoveries increased to 7,53,050 , according to Union health ministry data on Wednesday.
The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732 with 648 fatalities reported in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.
IMAGE: Health workers wearing protective face masks check the temperature of a resident at a housing society during a checkup campaign for the coronavirus in Mumbai. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters
There are 4,11,133 active cases of the coronavirus infection currently in the country, while 7,53,050 people have recovered till now. Thus, 63 per cent people have recovered so far, it said.
IMAGE: Health workers prepare to collect swab samples for COVID-19 tests at an office in Kozhikode. Photograph: ANI Photo
The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.
IMAGE: Artists paint a graffiti on a wall to create awreness about coronavirus in Bikaner. Photograph: ANI Photo
This is the seventh consecutive day when COVID-19 cases increased by more than 30,000.
IMAGE: People collect their ration at a makeshift PDS centre during the COVID-19 lockdown in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: ANI Photo
According to Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative total of 1,43,81,303 samples have been tested up to July 20 with 3,33,395 samples being tested on Monday.
