India reports 2,593 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 43,057,545

NEW DELHI, April 24– India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,057,545 on Sunday after 2,593 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the South Asian country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the fifth consecutive day when the number of daily new cases has surpassed the 2,000- mark, after lower tallies were reported in recent…

NEW DELHI, April 24 (Xinhua) — India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,057,545 on Sunday after 2,593 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the South Asian country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data.

This is the fifth consecutive day when the number of daily new cases has surpassed the 2,000-mark, after lower tallies were reported in recent weeks.

Besides, 44 deaths due to the pandemic recorded since Saturday morning took the death toll to 522,193.

There are currently 15,873 active COVID-19 cases registered in the country, an increase of 794 in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases had been on the decline for the past two-and-a-half months, but started increasing in the past few days.

So far 42,519,479 people have been cured of COVID-19 and discharged from hospitals in India, including 1,755 new recoveries, showed official data. Enditem