Coronavirus India Updates: Tally Tops 78.6 Lakh; RBI Governor Tests Positive

Coronavirus cases in India rose further as the economy continued to reopen amid the festive season. The pace of increase, though, has reduced with the country adding less than 60,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for seven straight days.

India added 50,129 fresh cases in a matter of 24 hours, taking the total tally to 78.6 lakh in the world’s second-worst infected country, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Oct. 25. This includes 1.18 lakh deaths and 70.8 lakh patients who have recovered.

Global Update

The World Health Organization’s director general said some countries in the northern hemisphere are facing a “dangerous moment” as U.S. coronavirus infections hit a record for the second day and France’s cases rose by more than 50,000.

China tackled another outbreak after a 17-year-old girl in the Kashgar region was found to have Covid-19. Spain announced a nationwide curfew and Italy introduced the strongest restrictions since May.

Globally, Covid-19 infections rose past 42.9 million with over 1.15 million dead.

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