NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,356,844 today, as 16,375 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
According to the data, deaths mounted to 149,850, as 201 patients died since yesterday morning.
There are still 231,036 active cases in the country, while 9,975,958 people have been discharged, so far, from hospitals, after medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up COVID-19 testing facilities across the country, as over 170 million tests have been conducted so far.
As many as 176,531,997 tests had been conducted till yesterday, out of which 896,236 tests were conducted yesterday alone, said the latest data issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today.
Delhi, which has been one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country, has been witnessing a downward trend over the past few days. As many as 384 new cases and 12 deaths were registered in the national capital yesterday. The new cases per day in the capital are said to be the lowest in over seven months.
So far, as many as 10,597 people died in the capital, confirmed the Delhi’s health department.
