Coronavirus: India reports 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases, lowest in two months
Coronavirus India Updates: India on Monday recorded one lakh new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the lowest in two months.
According to the coronavirus updates, the Union Health Ministry stated that India on Monday reported 1,00,636 new COVID-19 cases, 1,74,399 discharges, and 2,427 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has increased to 2,89,09,975 while discharges have gone up to 2,71,59,180.
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The death toll in the country has increased to 3,49,186 while active cases stood at 14,01,609.
As of now, a total of 23,27,86,482 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccines.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 36,63,34,111 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the country, up to June 6 including 15,87,589 samples tested on Sunday.
As COVID-19 cases dip, markets reopened in Delhi on Monday on an odd-even basis between 10 am and 8 pm. A shopkeeper said, "While we're happy to be back at work, we are taking precautions by keeping sanitiser bottle handy and wearing masks."
After over 1.5-month lockdown, the unlocking process has started as metro services in Delhi will open for the public with 50 percent capacity, among other relaxations.
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