COVID-19: India’s tally reaches 15.8L with over 52,000 new cases

As many as 52,123 fresh cases were registered within a span of 24-hours on Thursday, taking the total to 15,83,792, according to the Union Health Ministry.

A total of 775 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 34,968 from 34,193.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state as it reported 9,211 new covid-19 cases and 298 deaths on July 29. The total number of cases in now at 4,00,651, including 2,39,775 recovered cases, 1,46,129 active cases and 14,463 deaths.

The total number of cases in Tamil Nadu reached 2,34,114.

The national capital reported 1,035 covid-19 cases on July 29 taking the total number of cases in Delhi to 1,32,275.

The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to July 29 is 1,81,90,382 including 4,46,642 samples tested on July 29, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

According to the new norms, which will be effective from August 1, the night curfew has been removed and the gymnasiums and yoga training centres have been allowed to function from August 5, on the condition that a standard operating procedure (SOP) is followed.

Schools, colleges and coaching institutions will remain closed till August 31.

Also, services pertaining to Metro rail, cinema halls, swimming pools and bars will also remain closed in this phase of Unlock.

Globally 16,959,936 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus. The death toll stood at 665,581.

The United States continued to remain the worst affected followed by Brazil and India.