The ministry on Wednesday said that the daily recoveries in India continued to outnumber the fresh infections adding that over 78 per cent of the new recovered cases were seen in 10 states and Union Territories (UTs). For 25 continuous days, there have been less than 5,000 Covid-19 cases added. As many 3,537 people tested positive for the disease on Wednesday which pushed the total cases to over 1.9 million. Also Read| India will have Covid-19 vaccine within days: AIIMS directorMeanwhile, the countries have fast-tracked the process of getting a Covid-19 vaccine, with the United Kingdom approving the candidate made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday. The global Covid-19 tally has climbed to over 83 million out of which 1,812,188 have died and nearly 59 million have recovered, according to worldometers.com figures.

Source: Hindustan Times December 31, 2020 04:21 UTC