Covid: India records 13,734 new cases, 2,730 fewer than yesterday; 34 deaths in 24 hours
Hindustan TimesIndia's daily Covid caseload dipped by 2,730 infections from the previous day, with as many as 13,734 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry's bulletin on Tuesday. Representative Image This is for the third straight day when new cases stayed below the 20,000-mark; on July 31, as many as 19,673 people tested positive in a single day, while the corresponding tally for August 1 stood at 16,464. Meanwhile, the updated data also highlighted that the country added 17,897 recoveries and 34 virus-related fatalities, with the cumulative recovery count rising to 43,383,787. Also, in a significant update, the total active cases declined further to 139,792, a drop of 4,197 cases from their total count on Monday.