India records 23,950 new infections in 24 hours, 22% rise from yesterday

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Dec 23, 2020:    A day after recording the lowest number of daily Covid-19 infections, India on Wednesday reported 23,950 new cases, taking the total tally to 10,099066. On Tuesday, the 24-hour tally reached the lowest with only 19,556 cases recorded on Monday.

 

The number of active cases has dropped below 2 lakh and is now at 1,89,240

The health ministry on Tuesday issued a new SOP in the context of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in the United Kingdom, making it mandatory for all states to test passengers travelling from or transiting through airports in the UK. Passengers testing positive shall be isolated in an institutional isolation facility in a separate (isolation) unit coordinated by the respective State Health Authorities. Those who are found negative on testing with RT-PCR at the airport would be advised quarantine at home and followed up.

A total of 26,895 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours while 333 people died of Covid in the same time period. India’s recovery rate is at 95.65 per cent and the mortality rate s 1.45 per cent. The number of active cases forms only 2.90 per cent of the total case.

Courtesy:Hindustan Times