Photos: India’s Covid-19 count drops further after touching historic low

India on November 16 and 17 reported 30,548 and 29,163 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the lowest figures in four months. The number of daily cases has been declining for six consecutive weeks now. The single-day peak in coronavirus cases was reported on September 17 as 97,984 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded that day. Since then India has been witnessing a decline in the caseload. India’s current Covid-19 tally stands at 4,46,805 active cases with 83,35,109 recoveries and 1,30,993 deaths.

Updated on: Nov 18, 2020 11:32 AM IST

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A medical worker collects a swab sample from a man to test for coronavirus infection in New Delhi on November 17. According to Union health ministry, India on November 17 reported 29,163 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the lowest in four months. (Prakash Singh / AFP)

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A health worker registers people for the coronavirus test at Government District Hospital in Sector 30, Noida on November 16. The number of active cases continues to stay below the five lakh-mark and the number of patients discharged patients has reached 82,90,370 as of November 17. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

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Relatives and friends of a Covid-19 victim seen during the funeral in New Delhi on November 17. According to the health ministry, India recorded 449 new Covid-19 fatalities between November 16 and 17 morning which pushed the death toll to 1,30,519. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)

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Hawkers sell candy floss at an overcrowded Rajpath amid the Covid-19 pandemic in New Delhi on November 16. The number of daily cases has been declining for six consecutive weeks, and cases recorded on November 16-- 30,548 was a historic low, the health ministry said. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Nasal and mouth swab samples collected from students at St. Joseph’s College in Bengaluru on November 16. The single-day peak in coronavirus cases was reported on September 17 with 97,984 fresh Covid-19 cases and since then India has been witnessing a decline in the caseload. (Aijaz Rahi / AP)

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Students back to attending classes at Khalsa College after the state government allowed reopening of colleges and universities following the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak, in Amritsar on November 16. The trend of daily Covid-19 recoveries outpacing the daily infections continued for the 44th day on November 16 when the country recorded 43,851 recoveries. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)

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Devotees pray at church in Mumbai while sitting distantly after places of worship reopened in Maharashtra on November 16. More good news on the vaccine front as US-based biotechnology firm Moderna Inc on November 16 said its vaccine candidate has been found to be 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19. The announcement was based on phase 3 trials, HT reported. (Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)

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A health worker examines the blood pressure of a patient at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village Covid-19 Care Centre in New Delhi on November 15. Meanwhile, the central government has formed multidisciplinary teams to visit all private hospitals in Delhi to check the status of compliance of various directions issued by the Union Health Ministry for testing and treating Covid-19 patients. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)