With 24\,248 new cases\, India\'s coronavirus case tally nears 700\,000-mark

With 24,248 new cases, India's coronavirus case tally nears 700,000-mark

India went past Russia on Sunday to become the third worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Medical students of various government hospitals wearing PPE suit going for the thermal screening of people in colonies which are declared as Covid-19 contaminated zones, in Mumbai.
India went past Russia on Sunday to become the third worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic

Another big single-day jump of 24,248 Covid-19 cases took India's tally close to the 700,000-mark on Monday. The death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,693 with 425 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry.

With this, the country has recorded over 20,000 cases of the infection for the fourth consecutive day.

went past Russia on Sunday to become the third worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic. Only the US and Brazil are ahead of in terms of total infections.
 

According to the Monday morning update of the Union Health Ministry, a single-day jump of 24,248 Covid-19 cases pushed India's tally to 6,97,413.

With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 4,24,432 in the country, while one patient has migrated. There are 2,53,287 active cases in the country, the data showed.
 

"Thus, 60.85 per cent of the patients have recovered so far," the ministry said.

The total number of confirmed cases also includes foreigners who tested positive in

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 99,69,662 samples were tested for the disease in the country till July 5, with 1,80,596 just on Sunday.

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First Published: Mon, July 06 2020. 12:22 IST