Covid-19: India Records 7,533 New Cases, 44 Deaths
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Covid-19: India Records 7,533 New Cases, 44 Deaths
Delhi/Hyderabad, April 28 (Hydnow): India records 7,533 new covid-19 cases along with 4 deaths in the last 2 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The death toll has increased to 5,31,468 with 44 deaths, which included 16 fatalities reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the Minister at 8 am stated.
The active cases now comprise 0.12 percent of the total infections, it said that the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.69 percent, according to the data shared on the ministry’s website.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 4,43,47,024, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent. India has so far recorded a total of 4.49 crore Covid cases.
According to the Ministry’s website, a total of 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive. (Hydnow)
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.