70,589 New COVID Cases Take India’s Tally to 61.45 L; 96K Deaths
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India on Tuesday, 29 September, reported 70,589 cases of coronavirus, taking the tally in the country to 61,45,292. The death toll increased by 776 to 96,318.
According to the Health Ministry data, there are currently 9,47,576 active cases across the country, while 51,01,397 patients have been discharged, and one had migrated earlier.
Speaking at a briefing by the Health Ministry on Tuesday, Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry said that a large portion of the population of the country was still susceptible to COVID-19 according to the second sero-survey that had been conducted.
- The global COVID-19 death toll crossed the grim milestone of one million on Tuesday, with India having the third highest number of fatalities
- India has witnessed close to 100 percent increase in recoveries in the past month, the Health Ministry has said
- Odisha Deputy Speaker Rajanikant Singh and 11 other MLAs have tested positive for COVID-19, an official was quoted by PTI as saying on Monday
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70,589 New COVID-19 Cases Take India’s Tally to 61.45 Lakh; 96,318 Deaths
India on Tuesday reported 70,589 cases of coronavirus, taking the tally in the country to 61,45,292. The death toll increased by 776 to 96,318.
According to the Health Ministry data, there are currently 9,47,576 active cases across the country, while 51,01,397 patients have been discharged, and one had migrated earlier.
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