NEW DELHI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- India's COVID-19 tally reached 9,644,222 on Sunday as 36,011 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
According to the data, the death toll mounted to 140,182 as 482 COVID patients died since Saturday morning.
Delhi has been one of the most COVID-affected places in the country. As many as 3,419 new cases and 77 deaths were registered in the national capital during the past 24 hours, with 26,678 active cases.
There are still 403,248 active cases in the country, while 9,100,792 people have been discharged from hospitals after medical treatment, added the ministry's latest data.
Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up COVID-19 testing facilities across the country. Till Saturday a total of 146,986,575 tests were conducted, out of which 1,101,063 tests were conducted on Saturday alone, said the figures released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday.
Due to the continued spell of COVID-19 pandemic, the country's Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to continue the suspension of international flights till the year-end.
On Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a COVID vaccine could be ready in a few weeks from now, and that efforts were being made towards developing a perfect network for its distribution among the countrymen once the vaccine was ready. Enditem
