06 July, 2020
by Pragya Saini
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Close to 25,000 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours in India. Total infections are now inching towards the 7,00,000 mark.
In the same time, India has overtaken Russia to be the third-worst COVID-19 affected country in the world.
The number of recoveries is over 4,24,000, there are over 2,53,000 active coronavirus cases in the country, according to latest data.
It means 60.85% of patients have recovered so far in India from COVID-19, which is noteworthy.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 99,69,000 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the country till July 5, with 1,80,596 just on Sunday.
In the four Southern states i.e Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, the number of new COVID-19 cases is steadily increasing.
Their contribution to the national caseload has gone beyond 25% for the first time, which is worrying.
A recent report by 239 scientists from 32 countries says that coronavirus is airborne and can infect people when inhaled. They’ve asked WHO to revise their recommendations, accordingly.
Globally more than 11.4 million people have been infected by coronavirus with more than 6.16 million recoveries and 5,34,000 deaths.
US continues to be the worst affected country followed by Brazil and India.