India Records 44K Covid Cases, 738 Deaths In Last 24 Hrs; Active Cases Below 5 Lakh After 97 Days

<p><strong>Covid In India:&nbsp;</strong><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">India reports 44,111 new Covid</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> cases, 57,477 recoveries, and 738 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry. </span>India's Active Caseload declines to 4,95,533; less than 5 lakh after 97 days.</p> <p>Active cases constitute 1.62% of total cases</p> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Total cases: 3,05,02,362 </span></p> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Total recoveries: 2,96,05,779 </span></p> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Active cases: 4,95,533 </span></p> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Death toll: 4,01,050 </span></p> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Total Vaccination: 34,46,11,29</span>1</p> <h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>'Dangerous period' of pandemic, says WHO chief&nbsp;</strong></span></h3> <p>The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday the world is in &ldquo;a very dangerous period&rdquo; of the Covid-19 pandemic after the contagious Delta variant was found in nearly 100 countries.</p> <div id="v-indiatoday-in">&nbsp;Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing that the India-born Delta variant is still evolving and mutating to emerge as the most dominant variant of Coronavirus found in different countries</div> <p>Suggesting that vaccination would effectively end the acute phase of the pandemic, the WHO chief said, &ldquo;I have already urged leaders across the world to ensure that by this time next year, 70 per cent of all people in every country are vaccinated.&rdquo;</p> <p>"It's within the collective power of a few countries to step up and ensure that vaccines are shared,&rdquo; Dr Tedros added, noting that over 3 billion doses of vaccine have already been distributed globally</p> <p>(with agency inputs)</p>

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