: Coronavirus: India records 10,229 new cases, active infection tally lowest in nearly 17 months #IndiaNEWS India reported 10,229 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the overall tally of infections

Coronavirus: India records 10,229 new cases, active infection tally lowest in nearly 17 months #IndiaNEWS
India reported 10,229 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the overall tally of infections to 3,44,47,536 since the pandemic began in January last year. The number of new cases was 9.24% lower than Sunday’s count of 11,271.The country’s toll rose by 125 to 4,63,655. The active caseload stood at 1,34,096 – the lowest in nearly 17 months, the health ministry said. As many as 3,38,49,785 have recovered from the disease so far.India has so far administered 112.34 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. On Sunday, 30,20,119 doses were administered to beneficiaries. State updatesThe Sabarimala temple in Kerala will reopen on Monday evening for a two-month-long festival, reported the Hindustan Times. People can offer prayers at the hilltop shrine dedicated to deity Ayyappa from Tuesday.Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George said that the state’s Covid-19 strategy has always been to “delay the peak???, reported The Indian Express. She pointed out that despite the cases, the state’s fatality rate is one of the lowest in the country.In Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, samples of Covid-19 patients sent for genome sequencing to a laboratory in Pune in Maharashtra in August and September were found to be infected with both Delta and Kappa variants, PTI reported, citing an official.Global updatesAbout two million, or 20 lakh, people who have not been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease in Austria have been...Read more

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