India's COVID-19 cases rise by 55,342, the lowest since mid-August
14 October, 2020
India's COVID-19 cases rose by 55,342 in the last a day to 7.18 million on Tuesday (Oct 13) morning, the lowest daily rise since mid-August, data from the medical ministry showed.
Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 706 to 109,856, the ministry said.
India's coronavirus caseload topped 7 million on Sunday and the united states have added 1 million cases in only 13 days.
It gets the second-highest number of infections, behind America which is approaching the 8 million mark.
India aims to supply vaccines to 250 million persons by July 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the other day. He said that the federal government was likely to receive 450 million to 500 million vaccine doses and would ensure “equitable access”.
India saw a steep rise in cases in July and added a lot more than 2 million in August and another 3 million in September. Nonetheless, it is seeing a slower pace of coronavirus spread since mid-September, when the daily infections touched a record most of 97,894.
Health officials have warned about the prospect of the virus to spread through the upcoming religious festival season, which is marked by huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts.
A crucial factor will be people wearing masks and maintaining a safe distance.
Nationwide, India is testing more than 1 million samples each day, exceeding the World Health Organization’s benchmark of 140 tests per 1 million people. But many of these are antigen tests, which search for virus proteins and so are faster but less accurate than RT-PCR, which confirm the coronavirus by its genetic code.
With the economy contracting by an archive 23.9 % in the April to June quarter, leaving millions jobless, the Indian government is continuing to relax lockdown restrictions which were imposed in late March. The federal government in May announced a US$266 billion stimulus package, but consumer demand and manufacturing are yet to recuperate.
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