India Reports 909 Fresh Cases Of COVID-19, Count Hits 8,356 : Lav Aggarwal

Mumbai: Health and Family Welfare, Joint Secretary, Lav Aggarwal informed that 909 fresh cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 8,356 including 273 deaths.

While 716 people have been recovered so far, he said.

Aggarwal said, “A total of 8,356 confirmed cases have been registered in India, including 273 deaths and 716 people who were COVID-19 positive. Out of the total deaths, 34 deaths have been reported during the day.”

He said that the government is increasing the testing capacity in private and government medical colleges.

“We had a detailed discussion with the Health Minister and the Home Minister according to which we are increasing testing capacity in private and government medical colleges,” he said.

“To support this effort, 14 mental institutions have been identified including AIIMS and NIMHANS, through which we will increase our testing capacity in government medical colleges.”

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