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India continues to occupy the top global position with the maximum number of Covid-19 recoveries, the Union Health Ministry has said.
The unprecedented Covid-19 has killed more than 1,031,100 people across the world, as per the latest John Hopkins figures. India continues to occupy the top global position with the maximum number of Covid-19 recoveries and accounts for 21% of the recovered cases worldwide, while its share in the total cases stands at 18.6 per cent, the Union Health Ministry has said. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 65,49,374 with 75,829 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 101782 with the virus claiming 940 lives in a span of 24 hours.
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Mizoram records 17 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Mizoram records 17 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases in the state to 2120, including 1772 discharges. Active cases stand at 348: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
Covid-19 positive Trump making progress but not out of danger: Doctor
US President Donald Trump is free of fever and improving after being hospitalized with Covid-19 but is not yet out of danger, his physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said late on Saturday.
"He spent much of the afternoon conducting business, and has been up and moving about the medical suite without difficulty," Conley said in a statement.
First published: Oct 04, 2020 07:01 IST