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Covid-19 Update: 408 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths reported in India in 24 hours

 



• The number of corona virus infections in India has increased to 44,670,483, while active cases have come down to 5,881

India on Thursday added 408 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours and 568 patients recovered from the disease, according to the latest data from the Union health ministry.

India's coronavirus infection tally has risen to 44,670,483, while active cases have come down to 5,881.

With the death of five people in 24 hours, the death toll increased to 5,30,601.

According to the ministry's website, active cases comprise 0.01% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.80%.

There has been a decrease of 165 in the number of active COVID-19 cases since yesterday.

The number of people who have been cured of the disease increased to 4,41,33,433, while the death rate was recorded at 1.19%.

According to the website of the ministry, 219.88 crore doses of Kovid vaccine have been given so far in the country under the nationwide vaccination campaign.

Meanwhile, India's neighbor China has seen a big jump in Covid infections. Daily Covid infections in China climbed to a record high, surpassing the previous peak in April.

China reported 29,754 new cases on Wednesday, up from 28,973 infections reported in mid-April, according to Bloomberg news agency, when the financial hub of Shanghai was in the midst of a grueling two-month lockdown that left residents without food and access to medical services. Struggling to reach.

China's official figures report symptomatic and asymptomatic patients separately, which could lead to numbers being inflated if people are reclassified after they develop symptoms.

Cities are once again expanding their testing efforts and building makeshift hospitals to contain the rising number of infected people. Although no city-wide lockdown has been announced, widespread restrictions are increasingly crippling economic activity, even as officials pledge to make their responses more targeted and less disruptive.

Residents in high-risk areas will have to stay home, while others have been advised not to leave their residence or premises unless necessary.

Beijing has also stepped up restrictions as its case tally rose to 1,611 on Wednesday. More residential compounds across the capital have been temporarily closed, and many office buildings, shops and entertainment venues closed.

Apple Inc. Zhengzhou, China's biggest iPhone manufacturing site, will be largely closed for five days from Friday.

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