The new cases took the total to 33.1 million and fatalities are at 441,749. Active cases—patients under treatment for Covid—are fewer than 400,000, said the ministry.
India’s states are restricting religious festivals that start this week and attract huge crowds, fearing that a new Covid-19 wave could be imminent.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking door-to-door Covid vaccination in the country, saying such a campaign was not feasible.
US President Joe Biden plans to call for a global summit on responding to the pandemic to be held during the UN General Assembly meetings in New York the week of Sept. 20, the Washington Post reported.
Japan said on Thursday it will extend emergency Covid-19 restrictions in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to curb infections and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, saying it was too early to let down its guard.