Highlights: Covid-19 daily death toll in India less than 500 for past five days

Ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday has reported that daily Covid-19 death toll in India has remained below 500 for the past five days.

India reported 31,522 new infections and 412 deaths taking total infections to 9,767,372 cases and 141,772 fatalities.

A total of 372,293 active cases are present. Total recoveries stand at 9,253,306 patients of whom 37,725 have recovered in the last 24 hours, reports ANI.

Covid-19 tally in Chattisgarh reached 252,638 total cases and 3,054 fatalities, after the state reported 1,518 new Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths on Thursday.

A health official said that there are 19,346 active cases in the state. Total recoveries reached 230,238 patients after 177 people were discharged from hospitals and another 1,682 patients coming out of their home isolation, reports PTI.

Gujarat's health department reported 1,270 Covid-19 cases with 12 fatalities on Thursday, taking the state's tally to 224,081 cases and 4,135 deaths.

With a recovery rate of 91.99 per cent and 1,465 patients having recovered in the past 24 hours, total recoveries in the state reach 206,126 patients.

Overall, 84.92 lakhs tests have been done in the state, of which 60,547 tests in the last 24 hours, reported PTI.

Punjab reported 653 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 1,58,556 including 7,423 active cases. 503 discharges took the number of recoveries to 1,46,126. The death toll after 28 new fatalities stands at 5,007.

Kerala reported 4,470 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 6.54 lakh which includes 59,517 active cases. Death toll after 26 new fatalities stands at 2,533.

Gujarat reported 1,270 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 2,24,081. Death toll stands at 4,135 after 12 new fatalities.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that 260 vaccine candidates were in different stages of development, eight of which were scheduled to be manufactured in India including three indigenous ones. The minister emphasized that there was no compromise on scientific & regulatory norms from safety of trials to efficacy of the vaccines.

Maharashtra reported 3,824 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's overall tally to 18,68,172 including 17,47,199 recoveries and 71,910 active cases. The death toll after 70 new fatalities stands at 47,972.

Maharashtra reported 3,824 new #COVID19 cases, 5,008 discharges & 70 deaths today.

Total cases: 18,68,172
Total recoveries: 17,47,199
Death toll: 47,972

Active cases: 71,910
Recovery rate: 93.52% pic.twitter.com/q0txeRxABx

— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2020

The national capital recorded 1,575 new infections, taking the overall tally to 6,01,150 including 5,72,523 recoveries and 18,753 active cases. The death toll stands at 9,874 after 61 new fatalities.

Delhi reports 1,575 new #COVID19 cases, 3,307 recoveries and 61 deaths today.

Total cases 6,01,150
Total recoveries 5,72,523
Death toll 9,874

Active cases 18,753 pic.twitter.com/MOV61R5WQ5

— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2020

Manipur reported 151 new #COVID19 cases, 96 recoveries, and no death today, says State Health Department, Manipur

Total cases so far: 26,685

Total recoveries: 23,397

Active cases: 2,970

Total Deaths till date: 318

Recovery rate: 87.67% pic.twitter.com/ulTur9hxHm

— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2020

4,470 new #COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today.

The total numbers of active cases and recovered cases are 59,517 and 5,91,845 respectively pic.twitter.com/nXo9TR6SHv

— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2020

Andhra Pradesh reports 538 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the State to 8,73,995 as per State Health Department

Total active cases stand at 5,237 pic.twitter.com/kMyGz5Evzd

— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2020

The Covid-19 tally in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, rose to 3,741 on Thursday with the addition of five cases, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said, reports PTI.

Scientists have developed a new accurate and reliable test to detect antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, which gives results in less than 20 minutes, reports PTI.

The third wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the national capital is not over yet but it is "definitely on the wane", Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday, reports PTI.