In a shocking development, India reported as many as 63,490 fresh cases in the past 24 hours and the total infections of the virus in the country rose to 25.89 lakh
With 944 patients losing their lives to the contagious disease in the last 24 hours, the total fatalities in connection with the virus mounted to 49,980 and inching towards the 50k mark.
On a brighter note so far as many as 18,62,258 patients recovered from the respiratory disease while the active cases stood at 6,77,444. The number of recovered cases almost tripled to that of Active cases.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that on Saturday as many as 7,46,608 samples were tested for the virus and as of August 15th, a total of 2,93,09,703 samples have been tested.
Globally, the cases reached 21,592,595. United States, Brazil, and India are the worst-affected nations in the world. These nations account for nearly 60 percent of cases.
With 944 patients losing their lives to the contagious disease in the last 24 hours, the total fatalities in connection with the virus mounted to 49,980 and inching towards the 50k mark.
On a brighter note so far as many as 18,62,258 patients recovered from the respiratory disease while the active cases stood at 6,77,444. The number of recovered cases almost tripled to that of Active cases.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that on Saturday as many as 7,46,608 samples were tested for the virus and as of August 15th, a total of 2,93,09,703 samples have been tested.
Globally, the cases reached 21,592,595. United States, Brazil, and India are the worst-affected nations in the world. These nations account for nearly 60 percent of cases.