India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 54 Lakh Mark, Says Health Ministry
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India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 54-lakh mark on Sunday with a spike of 92,605 new cases & 1,133 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, according to the Johns Hopkins University. the global death toll has increased to more than 9,55,000 with 30,674,077 overall cases.
12 Lakh Tests Conducted in Last 24 Hours: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry has stated that 12 lakh tests were conducted in the last time 24 hours in India, which is an all-time high record. With this, the total number of tests conducted in India has crossed 6 crores.
Section 144 Imposed in Several Disricts in Rajasthan
In view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Udaipur, Sikar, Pali and Nagaur districts in Rajasthan, reported ANI.
Ban on social or religious functions will also continue till 31 October.
India's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 54 Lakh Mark
According to the data released by Health Ministry, India’s coronavirus case tally crossed the 54-lakh mark with a spike of 92,605 new cases & 1,133 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The total case tally stands at 54,00,620, this includes 10,10,824 active cases, 43,03,044 recoveries and 86,752 deaths.
Uttarakhand State Assembly Speaker Tests Positive For COVID-19
Uttarakhand state Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal has tested positive for COVID-19, reported news agency ANI.
The session of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held on 23, 24, and 25 September in Dehradun.
5,809 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in UP
5,809 new cases COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking tally 3.54 lakh. Active cases in UP stand at 65,954. Death toll rises to 5,047 with 94 more deaths, reported PTI, citing Health bulletin.
Lok Sabha MP N K Premachandran Tests COVID-19 Positive
Lok Sabha MP and Revolutionary Socialist Party leader N K Premachandran has tested positive for Coronavirus, says his office.
Second Round of Countrywide Serosurvey Complete: ICMR
The second round of countrywide serosurvey led by ICMR has been successfully completed. The final phase analysis of the survey is now underway and will offer a comparison with the results of the first survey, ICMR has informed, according to ANI.
ICMR further said, “to further aid in developing state intervention plans, following the ICMR survey, states have also conducted their zone/city-specific surveys.”
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