New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose by 55,079 to 27,02,742 on Tuesday. The toll rose to 51,797 after 826 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. As many as 19,77,779 people in India have recovered from the coronavirus so far.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi. Some reports say he is suffering from respiratory problems.
Shah had tested positive for the coronavirus on August 2 and had announced on August 14 that he has tested negative. He was under home isolation after being discharged from the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
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The Indian Council of Medical Research says it tested almost 9 lakh samples for Covid-19 on Monday. So far, 3,09,41,264 samples have been tested.
According to the heath ministry coronavirus update on Monday, India’s recovery rate was over 72% while the death rate was 1.92%.
