India records 625 fresh COVID-19 cases; no death
The Hindu
The active cases comprise 0.03% of the total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.78%, according to the health Ministry website.
“India saw a single-day rise of 625 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 9, 2020, while no death was reported in a span of 24 hours in first such instance since March 2020,” the Union Health Ministry said on November 8.
The country's infection tally has climbed to 4,46,62,141, while the active cases have declined to 14,021, the Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. stated. The death toll has remained at 5,30,509. On April 9, 2020, a total of 540 new cases were reported in a day.
No deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours in the first such instance since March 2020. A 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi in Karnataka was the first victim of coronavirus in India.
The active cases comprise 0.03% of the total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.78%, according to the health Ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,17,611, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19%.
According to the Ministry's website, 219.74 crore doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore cases on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 this year. Two deaths — one each from Delhi and Odisha — have been reported in a span of 24 hours.
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