INDIA’s Covid-19 tally rose to 29,881,965 today, with as many as 58,419 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the federal health ministry, Xinhua reported.

Less than 60,000 daily cases were reported in a day after 81 days, added the federal health ministry. A total of 1,576 deaths since yesterday morning took the death toll to 386,713.

This was the 13th consecutive day when less than 100,000 cases were registered across the country, after peaking to over 400,000 for several days in April-May, which was dubbed as the pandemic’s second wave.

Still, there are 729,243 active cases, after a decrease of 30,776 active cases during the past 24 hours. The country’s active caseload is the lowest in nearly 80 days.

A total of 28,766,009 people has been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals across the country, with 87,619 of them discharged since yesterday morning.

Delhi, which has been one of the worst-hit Covid-19 hotspots in India since last year, witnessed as many as 135 new pandemic cases and seven deaths through yesterday.

Meanwhile, all shops, and restaurants have been allowed to open in Delhi with effect from Monday, with 50% seating capacity, as the number of pandemic cases and deaths per day have fallen steeply in the past couple of weeks. Schools, colleges, other educational institutions, swimming pools, gymnasiums, etc, however, continue to remain shut. – Bernama, June 20, 2021.