India’s Coronavirus Infections Rise To 7.18 Million
Oct 13, 2020 | Pratirodh Bureau
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment takes a swab from a woman for a rapid antigen test, amidst the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ahmedabad on September 11, 2020
India’s total coronavirus cases rose by 55,342 in the last 24 hours to 7.18 million on Tuesday morning, the lowest daily rise since mid-August, data from the Health Ministry showed.
Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 706 to 109,856, the Ministry said.
India’s coronavirus case load topped 7 million on Sunday and the country has added a million cases in just 13 days. It has the second-highest number of infections, behind the United States, which is approaching the 8 million mark.
The total number of samples tested up to October 12 is 8,89,45,107 including 10,73,014 samples tested yesterday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data showed.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally rose to 15,35,315 on Monday with the addition of 7,089 fresh cases, the state health department said. The state had reported 10,792 fresh cases on Sunday.
The Kerala government on Monday allowed select tourism centers in the state to open in two phases in strict compliance with COVID-19 precautions.