UP Minister dies due to Coronavirus; fresh 54,736 COVID-19 cases reported.
Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun passed away due to the novel COVID-19 virus; India’s coronavirus tally breaches the 17-lakh mark.
On Sunday, Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun who was diagnosed with the novel COVID-19 virus earlier passed away in Lucknow due to the fatal disease. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences and lauded her as a popular public leader and praised her efficient work.
India reports fresh 54,746 Coronavirus infections with 853 deaths in the last 24 hours:
India reported nearly 55,000 COVID-19 cases and breached the 17-lakh mark on Sunday. With new 54,736 coronavirus cases, India’s tally increased to 17,50,724. In the past three days, the country recorded a surge of over 1.5 lakh cases. Fresh 853 deaths were registered in the country in the last 24 hours, which took the death toll in the country to 37,364. As per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of recovered patients increased to 11,45,630, while the tally of active cases also rose to 567,730. Maharashtra’s tally crossed 4.31 lakh followed by Tamil Nadu at 2.51. Andhra Pradesh has cemented the third spot in the list of the worst affected coronavirus infections with 1.5 lakh cases.
WHO chief says COVID-19 pandemic to continue for a lengthy duration:
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said that it expects the novel COVID-19 pandemic to continue for a longer duration. WHO also underlined the fact that the pandemic remained a public health emergency of international concern. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the pandemic was a once-in-a-century health crisis and its effects will be felt for decades to come.
