With 47,704 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally near 15 lakh mark today, while the recoveries jumped to 9,52,743.
The country’s death toll rose to 33,425 with 654 fatalities being recorded in a day. The fatality from covid currently stands at 2.25% in India as compared to global average of about 4%.
Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 14,83,157 including 4,96,988 active cases, 9,52,744 cured/discharged/migrated and 33,425 deaths, the health ministry said.
The recoveries on Sunday is one of the highest ever recoveries in a single day. 35,175 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours.
The recovery rate stand at 64.24%. The gap between active patients and recovered patients has crossed 4 lakh and currently stands at 4,55,755.
In India, the human trial of country’s first indigenous vaccine candidate ‘Covaxin’ began at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Covaxin, the vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, has been administered to several persons, who volunteered to be part of the trial, said Dr E Venkat Rao, Principal Investigator of the trial process.
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