Tag: COVID-19 in India

Minister, 379,256 Indians contract COVID-19, death rate hits 3,645 in 1 day

Wonuola Olujobi

  How total number of COVID-19 cases in India surged pass 18 million, more than half of the entire population of Ghana, about three times the population of Togo. India has a new record in daily Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) infections with more than 379,257 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, figures from India’s Health Ministry showed on Thursday. In addition, 3,645 people died as a result of the disease, the ministry said. From May, all adults in India are to be able to get vaccinated. When people were able…

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India’s Coronavirus Cases Skyrocket by 74,442, hit 6.63m in 24 hours

Aoko Benjamin

India’s coronavirus case tally rose by 74,442 in the last 24 hours to 6.63 million on Monday morning, data from the health ministry showed. Deaths from coronavirus infections rose by 903 to 102,685, the ministry said. India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100,000 on Saturday, only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone, after the United States and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no sign of abating, reports Reuters. Last week, India further eased restrictions and permitted states to open schools and movie…

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