According to the Union Health Ministry update, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country rose to 9,06,752. There are 3,11,565 active cases and 5,71,460 cured from the infection.

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 63.02%.

During the last 24 hours , 2,86,247 samples were tested as the testing lab network continues to expand. More than 1,194 labs have enabled people to undergo coronavirus tests.

Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with 2,60,924 cases and 10,482 casualties. Tamil Nadu hit the 1 lakh mark in coronavirus cases with a total of 1,42,798 cases and 2,302 deaths.

With 1,246 new coronavirus cases and 40 deaths in the last 24 hours, the national capital recorded a total tally of 1,13,740 cases and 3,411 deaths.

On the global front, the overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 13 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 5,72,000.

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India would play a leading role in the global revival as the country had the talent and has an inherent ability to reform and rejuvenate, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that world over, the contribution of India’s talent-force is highly recognised, especially the contribution of the Indian tech industry and tech professionals.
Modi was addressing the inaugural session of India Global week via video-conference. He described India as a power-house of talent that is eager to contribute. Indians are natural reformers and history has shown that India has overcome every challenge, be it social or economic. He said that when India talks of revival it is: Revival with care, Revival with compassion, Revival which is sustainable – both for the environment and the economy.
The Prime Minister listed the gains made during the last six years such as: total financial inclusion, record housing and infra construction, Ease of Doing Business, bold tax reforms including the GST. Mr. Modi said that the green-shoots of economic recovery could already be seen as owing to the indomitable Indian spirit.
He said that technology today helps the Government to bring benefit to the beneficiaries directly, including, providing free cooking gas, cash in the bank accounts, free food grains to millions of people and many other things.
The Prime Minister said India is one of the most open economies in the world and is inviting all the Multinational Companies to set up their business in India. He described India as a land of many possibilities and opportunities. He described the various reforms initiated in the Agriculture Sector and said that it provides a very attractive investment opportunity for the global industry. The Prime Minister said that the latest reforms are providing a boost to the MSME Sector and that they would be complimenting the big industry.
He said that there are investment opportunities in the defence sector and the space sector.
The Prime Minister said that the pandemic has once again shown that India’s Pharma industry is an asset not just for India but for the entire world. It has played a leading role in reducing the cost of medicines especially for developing countries. He said that Atma Nirbhar Bharat is not about being self-contained or being closed to the world but about being self-sustaining and self-generating.

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COVID-19 infections in India inched closer to 5.5 lakh-mark with 19,459 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. The toll also rose to 16,459 after 380 deaths were reported. Of the 5,48,318 cases, 3.2 lakh patients have recovered, while 2.1 lakh infections are still active. Amid the surge, several states have reimposed full or partial lockdown, while others like Telangana are pondering on imposing fresh curbs. The last one lakh cases in India have been added in less than a week.

It was for the fifth straight day that Covid-19 cases in the country rose by more than 15,000. The recovery rate now stands at over 58.5%.

Maharashtra continues to be the state with the highest COVID-19 tally at 1,64,626, followed by Delhi at 83,077.

Globally, over 10 million cases have been reported with 5 lakh deaths. The United States continues to be the worst-affected followed by Brazil, Russia, Indian and the UK.

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