Covid-19 India Updates: Over 3,300 Cases For Fourth Straight Day; Daily Deaths At 40
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Face Masks To Be Made Compulsory If Cases Rise, Says Maharashtra Health Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said there is no need for making face masks compulsory in the state as of now, but if there is an increase in new Covid-19 cases, then face coverings will be made mandatory.
India reported daily Covid-19 cases above the 3,300-mark for the fourth day in a row, resulting in a higher active case tally.
The nation reported 3,324 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's update at 8 a.m. on May 1. That's slightly lower than yesterday's 3,688 figure.
Yet, India's active case tally rose for the fifth day, crossing the 19,000 figure.
Key Figures
Total confirmed cases: 4,30,79,188
Total number of active cases: 19,092
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,25,36,253
Total deaths: 5,23,843
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 3,324
One-day recoveries: 2,876
One-day deaths: 40
Total vaccines administered: 1,89,17,69,346
Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 25,95,267