India's Covid-19 recovery rate at 76.61%, fatality rate dips to 1.79%: Govt
The government said that over 4.14 crore samples have been tested for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) so far out of which nearly 10,55,027 samples were tested on Saturday.
According to the union health ministry’s dashboard, India on Sunday logged 78,761 cases, 948 deaths due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The total cases have climbed to 3,542,733 which includes 765,302 active cases, over 2.7 million recoveries and 63,498 deaths.
This is the fourth consecutive day where the daily Covid-19 tally has been more than 75,000. The government said that over 4.14 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far out of which nearly 10,55,027 samples were tested on Saturday.
The Centre on Saturday issued guidelines for Unlock 4 which will come into effect from Tuesday, and stated that metro rail services can resume from a graded manner from September 7 while public gatherings - political, social, religious - will be allowed with crowds of not more than 100 people.
The home ministry said the aim of Unlock 4 is to reopen more economic activities outside containment zones. However, the ministry has extended lockdown in containment zones till September 30.
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Meanwhile Delhi, which had set an example of successfully combating the outbreak, has been witnessing a spike in daily coronavirus tally for the past few days. Delhi on Saturday logged nearly 2,000 cases, the highest since July 10, pushing the national capital’s tally to over 171,366. The total cases include 4,404 deaths and nearly 153,000 recoveries.
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First published: Aug 30, 2020 06:17 IST