In the last 24 hours, India has recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi: According to data from the Union Ministry of Health, India recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a little increase over the daily figure on Wednesday (June 30).
With 1,005 deaths in the last 24 hours on Thursday, the dead toll soared to 3,99,459. In addition, 61,588 recoveries have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases has reached 3,04,11,634, with 2,94,88,918 persons recovering thus far. On Thursday, the number of active cases stood at 5,23,257.
On Wednesday, India reported 45,951 new infections, with a total of 5,37,064 active cases.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday that the Delta COVID-19 variation, first found in India, has been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week.
According to a recent study conducted in Scotland and published in the international medical journal Lancet, people infected with the Delta variation had an 85 percent greater hospitalisation rate than those infected with the Alpha variant. “This specific Delta form is faster, fitter, and it will pick up the most vulnerable more quickly than prior variants,” Michael Ryan, executive head of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, was reported by ANI as saying.
