New Delhi (TIP): The country’s coronavirus pandemic scenario worsened slightly on Thursday, Sept 30, with about a 25 per cent rise in fresh cases over last day’s figures. Following two straight days of fresh case tally remaining below the 20,000-mark, India registered 23,529 cases in the last 24 hours.
According to updated data available with the Union ministry of health and family welfare, the active caseload has, however, remained below one per cent of the total cases at 0.82 per cent, the lowest since March 2020. The active caseload now stood at 2,77,020, while the total number of virus-related cases registered so far was 3,37,39,980.
At 97.85 per cent, recoveries are also at the highest since March last year with 28,718 patients declared officially cured from the disease in the last one day.
As many as 311 people also lost their fight with the viral disease during the same period taking the total death toll to 4,48,062.
The ministry said 65,34,306 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in the last 24 hours. This pushed the total number of inoculations done since the drive’s launch earlier this year to 88,34,70,578.
Earlier, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said 15,06,254 samples were tested for the virus on Wednesday, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to detect the disease to 56,89,56,439.
Centre urges people to spend festive season at home
Ahead of the festive season, Member (Health) of Niti Aayog, VK Paul has appealed to Indians to celebrate inside their households and within their families lest coronavirus disease (Covid-19) becomes dominant again, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday, S.pt 29. “My plea would be that this time let us celebrate the great tradition of India within our families, in our own households. Make sure that eligible family members have taken the vaccine,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
The top government official added that people must avoid going outside during the forthcoming festive season, and refrain from being in large gatherings. He stated that while outside, people must maintain social distance and wear masks.
“There will be many opportunities to celebrate festivals later. If we take these precautions, then till the end of this year, we will be much safer,” he added.
Paul pointed out that although the virus exists more in some areas, and less in others, the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is still present in the country. Therefore, he told ANI, gathering is large groups, in closed spaces, are “not good for us because we are giving a chance to the virus to engulf us yet again.”