New Delhi:
India recorded 4,03,738 fresh Covid cases and 4,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 2.22 crore. This is the fifth time in a week that the country has reported over 4 lakh daily infections.
The number of deaths climbed to 2,42,362 with 4,092 daily deaths, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 37,36,648, comprising 16.76 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.15 per cent.
The government on Saturday said it has revised the national policy for admission of Covid patients as it told the hospitals that “no patient will be refused on any count”. A coronavirus test report is no longer needed for hospitalisation. Hospitals can’t also refuse patients from another city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dialled up Chief Ministers of four states – Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur – to discuss Covid situation with them. Maharashtra has the country’s highest overall caseload.