Coronavirus Crisis In India
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India's COVID-19 caseload crosses 77.61 lakh with 54,366 new infections; active cases fall below 9%
•The daily count of COVID-19 cases in India have remained below 60,000 for fifth day in a row, according to the Union health ministry

At least 1,16,000 infant deaths due to air pollution recorded in India last year, reveals study
Indiaspend •For the youngest infants, most deaths were related to complications from low birth weight and premature birth — direct outcomes of mothers' exposure to air pollution during pregnancy

India's active COVID-19 cases drop below 8 lakh for first time in one and a half months
•There are 7,95,087 active cases of coronavirus in the country which comprises 10.70 percent of the total caseload, said the health ministry

Over 9 cr COVID-19 samples tested in India, says health ministry; active cases below 8.3 lakh
•The national COVID-19 positivity rate is 8.04% and is on a 'continuous decline', said the health ministry on Wednesday

With 63,509 new infections, India's COVID-19 tally over 72.39 lakh; recovery rate at 87%
•For six days in a row the active cases of COVID-19 remained below 9 lakh, comprising 11.42 percent of the total caseload, said the health ministry

India's active COVID-19 cases remain below 9 lakh for second day in a row
•The COVID-19 toll climbed to 1,07,416 on Saturday with 926 people succumbing to the viral infection in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry

At least 48% of COVID-19 deaths from 25 districts in 8 states, 15 in Maharashtra alone, says health ministry
•Ten states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and UP, account for 77% of the active COVID-19 cases, said Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

Less than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hrs after nearly a month, says health ministry; toll over 96,000
•The total coronavirus cases increased to 61,45, 291 with 70,589 new infections, while the toll reached 96,318 after 776 people succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours

India reports nearly 96,000 COVID-19 recoveries in past 24 hours; number of cured patients reaches 42.08 lakh
•The COVID-19 toll climbed to 85,619, with the virus claiming 1,247 lives in the past 24 hours. The fatality rate further dropped to 1.61 percent

India's COVID-19 cases surge past 33.87 lakh after 77,266 test positive in single day, says health ministry
•The COVID-19 toll reached 61,529 on Friday after 1,057 more patients succumbed to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours

