NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,215,653 today, as 13,451 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data.
Besides, 585 deaths due to the pandemic, since yesterday morning, took the total death toll to 455,653.
Most of the deaths, 482, were reported from the southern state of Kerala. “More than 70 percent cases (deaths) are due to comorbidities,” according to the data, released by the federal health ministry.
There are still 162,661 active COVID-19 cases in the country, as there was a decline of 1,155 active cases during the past 24 hours.
“India’s active caseload is the lowest in 242 days,” said the federal health ministry, in a statement.
A total of 33,597,339 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, so far, out of which 14,021 were discharged during the past 24 hours.
