Recovery rate in India increases to 76.27 percent;
Death toll at 61,529.
India registered yet another
highest single-day tally of coronavirus cases with 77,266 new cases over the past 24
hours, raising the country’s COVID-19 tally to 33,87,500, as indicated by
information from the Union Health Ministry on Friday. An extra 1,057 new deaths
brought the death toll to 61,529. India has the third biggest number of
infections on the planet, after the United States and Brazil. 25,83,948 patients have recovered
from the deadly disease in the nation, taking the recovery rate to 76.27
percent. More than three-fourths of the total infections have recovered in the
previous 5 months and short of what one-fourth are active patients, the Health
Ministry said. Since August 4, India’s day by day coronavirus cases has been
the most noteworthy on the planet.
Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state during the pandemic, representing 7,33,568 cases, and reported 14,857 new infections of coronavirus disease on Thursday. Tamil Nadu, reported 5,981 new COVID-19 cases and the tally has now shot up to 4,03,242, followed by Andhra Pradesh (3,82,469), Karnataka (309,792), and Uttar Pradesh (2,08,419). Delhi has recorded its most noteworthy single-day spike in August, with 1,840 coronavirus cases, taking its count to 167,604.
The Centre allows meals on
flights; passengers refusing to wear mask could be put on no-fly list:
The Centre has allowed the
airlines to serve pre-packed bites, meals, and refreshments on domestic
flights and hot
dinners on international flights, as per an official order, PTI announced.
Also, the Civil Aviation Ministry ordered that airlines can put any traveller
on the no-fly list if he/she denies wearing a face mask on a flight. Upwards
of 24,605,227 individuals around the globe have been infected by the Covid-19
virus to date. While more than 17,075,625 have recovered, 834,771 have
succumbed to the fatal virus until now.