India reported 34,973 new cases of Covid-19 and 260 deaths from the disease in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Thursday, marking a 19.1 per cent decrease in daily infections compared to Thursday.
The new cases took the total to 33.1 million and fatalities are at 4,42,009. Active cases–patients under treatment for Covid–are fewer than 4,42,009, said the ministry.
One vaccine dose alone is 96.6 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 deaths in India, and two are 97.5 per cent effective, the health ministry said on Thursday.
In the last 24 hours, the virus claimed the lives of 260 more people, pushing the total death toll to 4,42,009.
News Source: The Times Of India
