Covid-19
India witnesses jump in Covid-19 cases, reports over 67,000 infections in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the third worst-affected Covid-19 countries in the world, on Wednesday witnessed a jump in the number of infections after reporting a dip in the positive cases in the last two days.
The country of 1.3 billion people reported 67,151 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, taking the overall tally to 32,34,474.
There has also been a rise in the daily Covid toll as the Asian nation reported 1,059 deaths in the last 24 hours, just days ahead of the central government's issuance of the Unlock 4 guidelines.
The Covid-19 toll in the vast country, which has a poor health infrastructure, touched 59,449 on Wednesday.
As per the media reports, the central government is likely to resume the metro services in Unlock 4 scheduled to begin on Sept 1.
The Centre has already reopened malls, restaurants, gymnasiums in a bid to reboot the economic activities in the country in a staggered manner over the last few months.
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