Not a single new case of COVID-19 was reported in 180 districts in the country in the past seven days and no fresh infections were recorded in 18 districts in the last two weeks, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday. "For the last 7 days, 180 districts in the country have not seen a single new case of COVID-19. 54 districts have not witnessed any new case in the last 21 days," said the Union Health Minister here today. Meanwhile, India reported 4,01,078 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the union health ministry. In other news, on Saturday, expressing concern over the rising COVID-19 cases, the traders' associations across Delhi have demanded an extension of Delhi lockdown till May 17.

Source: dna May 08, 2021 11:03 UTC