With 44,059 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, India’s Tally Reaches 91,39,866

Meanwhile, the death toll increased by 511 to 1,33,738.

Medics attend to patients at a government hospital during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi on 18 May. Image used for representational purposes.  

(Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore)

India on Monday, 23 November, reported 44,059 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 91,39,866. The death toll increased by 511 to 1,33,738.

According to the Union Health Ministry data, there are currently 4,43,486 active cases across the country, while 85,62,641 patients have been discharged.

On Monday, ICMR said that a total of 13,25,82,730 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to 22 November. Of these, 8,49,596 samples were tested on Sunday, ICMR said, reported ANI.

The number of new daily infections has been falling in the country since mid-September, when it reached a peak of over 90,000 cases a day. The number of active COVID-19 cases has also come down from a high of more than 10 lakh to 4.39 lakh now.

Globally, over 57.5 million coronavirus cases have been recorded so far, with the death toll at more than 13,71,000.

With over 11.9 million infections, the US is the worst-affected country in terms of the number of cases. It has also recorded the highest number of fatalities. India is the second worst-affected in terms of the number of infections, and third in terms of the death toll.