India's Covid-19 spread officially continues to slow even as the number of confirmed cases crossed the 1 crore milestone in the world's second-most populous nation.
The south Asian nation added 26,624 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, adding to 1 crore market that it crossed a day earlier, according to the Health Ministry's update at 8 a.m. on Dec. 20.
New infections have remained below 30,000 for the seventh straight day, a significant improvement from the daily tally of nearly 1 lakh reported in mid-September. Single-day deaths also remain below 400. At more than 29000, daily recoveries continued to surpass new cases for over two weeks now. Active cases have fallen below the 3.2-lakh mark.
Key Figures
Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 10031223
Active cases: 305344
Cured/discharged/migrated: 9580402
Deaths: 145477
Number of fresh cases in 24 hours: 26624
One-day recoveries: 29690
One-day deaths: 341
Global Update
Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine won backing from a panel of experts who advise U.S. regulators, setting the stage for its shot to be the second vaccine cleared in the U.S. Pfizer Inc. said it has shipped all 2.9 million doses that the U.S. government ordered this week, while governors from several states say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told them they will get fewer doses than planned.
Total cases cases pass 76 million worldwide; deaths top 1.6 million.
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