Covid-19: India Records 108 New Cases in the last 24 Hours
New Delhi: India recorded 108 new covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 4.49 crore, while the active cases decreased to 1,983, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The death toll due to the viral disease stood at 5,31,893, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.81 percent, it stated.
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The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,59,514, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent, it said.
So far, the country has recorded a total of 4.49 crore (4,49,93,390) coronavirus cases.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide inoculation drive.
Singapore is seeing a new COVID wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11 even as Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday advised the wearing of masks again.
Authorities in Telangana have cautioned the public about the availability and sale of a counterfeit version of sildenafil, a drug supposed to cure erectile dysfunction.
The Meteorological Department has revealed that there is a possibility of moderate to heavy rains in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh till May 23. Due to this, the weather department has warned people to be cautious.