"health-officials"

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease account for 63 per cent mortality in India.

During the last 24 hours, two more persons succumbed to the virus, pushing the death toll to 1,524. The fatality rate remained 53 per cent against the national average of 1.4 per cent.

As many as 862 people recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative recoveries to 2,64,606.

Individuals must have to continue taking precautions like wearing mask, sanitising hand and keeping physical distance even after the arrival of the vaccines, health officials said

At present, there are 1,096 designated Covid testing centres across the State

China has extensive, quick test capabilities and the health commission said over 140,000 employees of "medical institutions, newly admitted patients and personnel" have already been tested in Qingdao

Out of the total cases, 9,19,023 are currently active, 56,62,490 have been discharged, while 1,03,569 lost the battle against the viral disease.