Corona Updates You Must Track: India Tally Crosses 75-Lakh Mark, Expert Panel Report Offers Ray Of Hope

India has become the second country after the US to record more than 75 lakh cases of coronavirus. In a first, health minister confirms community transmission in certain districts in the country

Kritika Banerjee Published Oct 19, 2020 13:09:55 IST
2020-10-19T13:09:55+05:30
2020-10-19T13:09:55+05:30
Corona Updates You Must Track: India Tally Crosses 75-Lakh Mark, Expert Panel Report Offers Ray Of Hope A COVID-19 awareness campaign in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. Photo: Twitter/@ROBBhopal

India cases and toll: In keeping with the trend of a steady decline in daily cases, India recorded 55,722 cases of coronavirus and 579 deaths in the last 24 hours, between 8 am Sunday and 8 am Monday. India’s COVID-19 tally has crossed the 75-lakh mark, the second country to reach the grim milestone after the US.  

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India’s coronavirus count stands at 75,50,273, which includes 7,72,055 active cases, 66,63,608 recoveries and 1,14,610 fatalities. India conducted 8,59,786 tests for COVID-19 on Sunday.

India can contain COVID-19 infections by February? Going by the predictions based on a mathematical model, India could contain the spread of COVID-19 by February, according to an expert committee report released on Sunday. The overall COVID-19 cases could reach 1.06 crore with minimum active cases in February, the report projected. However, without mandatory wearing of masks and adequate test-and-trace measures, the projections would not stand, the committee warned, as per The Times of India report.

covid-tracker-19-october_101920010615.jpgCOVID-19 tracker for 19 October. Source: Twitter/@COVIDNewsByMIB

Community transmission in certain districts, admits health minister: In a first, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday admitted that certain districts in the country have witnessed community transmission. The minister, however, said that it is not happening across the country during a weekly interaction with his social media followers. A few weeks ago, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that community transmission of the infection was happening in the state. Earlier, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan too confirmed community transmission in certain parts of state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

 Global corona update: The global coronavirus tally has climbed to 4,02,82,605 cases, as per Worldometer. This includes 90,43,677 active cases, 3,01,20,598 recoveries and 11,18,330 deaths. Currently, 71,942 COVID-19 patients are in serious or critical condition.

The US is witnessing a fresh surge in infections, with the country reporting an average of 55,000 cases daily since the last few days. The country’s top infectious diseases’ expert Dr Anthony Fauci, however, said the situation would have to turn “really, really bad” to push for a national lockdown. 

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