The imposed lockdown in different states and cities of India proved effective as India logged below 1 lakh new cases of the Wuhan virus, also known as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours.
On the 9th of June, India reported 92,596 new cases of the Wuhan virus. Besides the new cases, the nation registered 2,219 deaths and 1,62,664 recovered/discharged cases on Wednesday. The new figures were confirmed by the Union Health Ministry on the morning of the 9th of June. This is the second consecutive day, India reported below 1 lakh cases, however there is a difference of 6,098 cases in single day cases of the Wuhan virus.
On the 8th of June, India reported 86,498 new cases, but on the next day, the cases increased to 92,596 cases. With this, India currently has 2,90,89,069 positive cases, of which 12,31,415 are active cases, 2,75,04,126 recovered/discharged cases and 3,53,528 are deceased cases. In addition, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) confirmed 37,01,93,563 samples to be tested for the Novel Coronavirus. Of the total samples tested, 19,85,967 samples were tested on Tuesday, the 8th of June.
The updated figures of the Wuhah virus in India are available on the official website of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW.)
In India, the COVID-19 cases have been reducing since the past few weeks. After reporting a maximum of 4,00,000 single day cases, India’s Wuhan virus cases now reduced to below 1 lakh. Similarly, deaths also reduced to 2,500 from the previous 4,000 deaths due to COVID-19.
The Union Health Ministry said, the constant efforts of the Indian Government and state governments resulted in battling the second wave of the Novel Coronavirus. States like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Delhi and Maharashtra imposed a lockdown in their respective states, which is a major reason behind the falling number of the Wuhan virus cases. With this, India’s recovery rate for COVID-19 also improved to 94.55 %.
Meanwhile, so far a total of 23,90,58,360 people, including 27,76,096 people in the last 24 hours,have been vaccinated against the Wuhan virus infection in India. The Central Government is providing free vaccines to the state governments for people above 45 years. In addition, starting from the 21st of June, the Government of India would provide free vaccines for people above 18 years old also. The decision to do so was taken to reduce the burden of state governments and to ensure, every citizen of India gets their vaccine doses against the deadly virus.
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