The total number of instances is 53,08,015 of which 10,13,964 are active, 42,08,432 are cured/released/migrated and 85,619 deaths, suggested the Ministry of Health’s internet portal.
The ICMR conducted 8,81,911 tests on Friday, so the total to date was 6,24,54,254.
Maharashtra remains the greatest affected, reporting 21656 new instances of coronavirus, 22078 cures and 405 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number of instances to 11,67,496, adding 8,34,432 recoveries, 31791 deaths and 3,00887 active instances, the Ministry of Health said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi rose to 2,38,828 with 4,127 new cases and 30 deaths reported on Friday. The number of active and recovered cases is 32,250 and 2,01,671 cases, respectively. The death toll is 4,907. Delhi said.
Nearly 30 COVID-19 vaccine applicants are developing across the country, through the academy, EU Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said Friday.
Nationally, nearly 30 COVID-19 candidate vaccines are being developed across industry and academia. These vaccines are at preclynic and clinical progression levels, 3 of which are at the complex level of phase I/II/III trials and 4 are at the complex level of preclynic progression. Support is also extended for the progression of vaccine-associated study resources, the creation of clinical trial sites, and the reporting of enabling regulatory guidelines,” Vardhan said in a written reaction to a consultation in Lok sabha.
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