India Reports Over 62K New Covid Cases, 1,587 Deaths; Active Cases On A 73-Day Low

India's active caseload has dipped below the 8 lakh mark after 73 days.

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Covid In India:  India's active caseload has declined to 7,98,656; less than 8 lakh after 73 days. India reports 62,480 new cases in the last 24 hours.

India has reported 2,85,80,647 total recoveries so far with 88,977 patients recovered during the last 24 hours. Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 36th consecutive day.

India has registered 1,587 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry.

Total cases: 2,97,62,793

Total discharges: 2,85,80,647

Death toll: 3,83,490

Active cases: 7,98,656 (below 8 lakh after 73 days)

Vaccination: 26,89,60,399

Recovery Rate has increased to 96.03% while the weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 3.80%

Daily positivity rate is at 3.24%, less than 5% for 11 consecutive days

Possible third Covid wave unlikely to affect kids

The third possible wave of the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to affect the children more than the adult population, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi. The survey, conducted across five states involving a sample population of 10,000, found high seroprevalence among children, which may offer them protection from the third wave.

Global CovidD-19 Death Toll Exceeds 4 Million

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.

While the number of new cases and deaths have abated in countries like the United States and Britain, several nations have vaccine shortages as the Delta variant becomes the dominant strain around the world.

It took over a year for the Covid-19 death toll to hit 2 million, while the next 2 million were recorded in just 166 days, according to a Reuters analysis.

The top five countries by total number of deaths – the United States, Brazil, India, Russia and Mexico – represent about 50% of all deaths in the world, while Peru, Hungary, Bosnia, the Czech Republic and Gibraltar have the highest death rates when adjusted for population.