India’s Covid tally of cases rose to 1,07,77,284 with 11,039 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,62,631, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll increased to 1,54,596 with 110 daily new fatalities. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,62,631 pushing the national Covid recovery rate of 97.08 per cent, while the Covid case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

The total Covid active cases remained below 2 lakh. There are 1,60,057 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.49 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

India’s Covid tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on  November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

UK records another 20,634 Covid cases, 915 deaths

Another 20,634 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,892,459, according to official figures released on Thursday, Feb 4.

The country also reported another 915 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 110,250. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, Xinhua reported.

A seven-year-old with known underlying health conditions is among the latest reported deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in England, the Evening Standard newspaper reported.

“While the risk from the virus to children is low, people with underlying conditions are known to be at higher risk of serious disease,” according to the London-based newspaper.

Patients were aged between seven and 102 years old and all except 30 — aged 40 to 99 — had known underlying health conditions.