The center remained vigilant ahead of the festival starting from Navratri on Thursday, as India registered 19,740 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, which is 7.1% lower than yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,39,35,309.
As many as 248 deaths were reported during the same period, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 4,50,375.
The curfews in eight cities-Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Junagad and Bhavnagar-have been extended by one month from From 12pm to 6am, it lasts until November 10th, because the states are celebrating the “Galba” celebration to avoid overcrowding all celebrations.
Kerala still has the largest number of Covid cases. However, after the state passed the 30,000 mark after the Onam festival in August, the number of new cases per day has been declining. At the same time, as India approaches the 1 billion milestone, so far, 93.99 million vaccines have been vaccinated under the national vaccination plan. Data from the Ministry of Health show that more than 7.1 million vaccines were vaccinated yesterday.
However, AIIM director Randeep Guleria (Randeep Guleria) warned that as the pandemic is not over yet, do not let your guard down.
News Source : Financial Express