India records 2,539 new Covid-19 cases, 60 deaths in last 24 hours

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Mar 17, 2022: India recorded 2,539 new Covid-19 cases, 60 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 5,16,132, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday (March 17, 2022). The active cases stand at 30,799.

 

A decrease of 2,012 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The country also recorded 4,491 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,24,54,546.

The active cases account for 0.07 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.73 per cent, the ministry said.

Additionally, the cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive have exceeded ​​​​180.80 crore. As many as 7,17,330 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours to detect the presence of the virus.

Meanwhile, figures showing a global rise in Covid-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO said on Tuesday, warning nations to remain vigilant against the virus.

After more than a month of decline, Covid-19 cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with lockdowns in Asia and China`s Jilin province battling to contain an outbreak.

A combination of factors was causing the increases, including the highly transmissible Omicron variant and its BA.2 sublineage, and the lifting of public health and social measures, the WHO said.

"These increase are occurring despite reductions in testing in some countries, which means the cases we`re seeing are just the tip of the iceberg," WHO`s head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.

Courtesy: Zee News