India has crossed a "landmark milestone", the government said today as the country reported 60 lakh recoveries from the novel coronavirus, which has affected more than 70 lakh people in the country, taking it closer to overtaking the United States which currently has over 76 lakh cases.
With 74,383 new infections, India's Covid tally now stand at 70,53,806, the data released by the Health Ministry showed.
Over the last 24 hours, India reported 918 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,08,334. For the third day in a row the active cases of COVID-19 remained below nine lakh.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday urged the people of the country to unite in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic as he talked about a "new normal for festivals". "No religion or God says that you have to celebrate a festival in an ostentatious way. Fighting against Covid-19 is our foremost dharma," the Health Minister said this afternoon.
His remarks comes as India gears up for weeks of festivity in different parts of the country. "Shouldn't karma take precedence over Dharma?" Should lives be risked while celebrating festivals?" Dr Harsh Vardhan asked he reminded people about the government-mandated social distancing norms to check the spread of infection.
