06 November, 2020
by Gaurav Mehta
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According to the journal Science Advances, long-term exposure to fine-particle pollutants may cause more COVID deaths.
The US is reporting a massive surge in COVID infections. The country reported more than 121,000 infections, beating its own record. The country is recording more than 1 lakh cases for 2 days now.
India today reported over 47,600 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours taking the total figure to over 84 lakh cases, and over 77 lakh people have recovered. Close to 1 lakh 25 thousand people have died.
The Union government has asked the government of Delhi to conduct more RT-PCR tests and improve its antigen-to-RT-PCR ratio, while the government of Delhi asked the Centre for more ICU beds in AIIMS and other central government hospitals.
Globally there are more than 4 crore 88 lakh cases of COVID with more than 12 lakh 35 thousand deaths. The virus is still here, so take all the precautions and stay safe.