一 | New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) India recorded 2,141 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 25,510 as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
As many as 7 fresh fatalities were reported, taking the toll to 5,28,943.
A total of 2,579 patients recovered, taking total recoveries to 4,40,82,064 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, whereas the national Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent.
According to the bulletin, 89.91 crore tests for Covid-19 have been done so far. In the last 24 hours, a total of 2,51,515 tests have been conducted.
"India has administered 219.46 crore (94.98 crore second dose and 21.96 crore precaution dose) of Covid-19 vaccine, so far under the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive," Ministry data said.
UNI JA PRT。 New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) The election for Congress President was concluded here on Monday, with around 96 percent of the delegates exercising their franchise.
Congress' central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry said out of around 9,600 delegates, around 9,500 cast their votes.
"Congress has set an example of democracy within a party by holding these elections. Other parties should learn from it," said Mistry.
He said 87 people, including Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, party leaders P Chidambaram and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, voted at the AICC headquarters.
Asked about the election, Sonia Gandhi said, "I have been waiting for a long time for this thing".
Party leader Rahul Gandhi and 50 other delegates cast their vote at a special polling booth created in a container at the site of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Sanganakallu.
Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Thriuvananthpuram MP Shashi Tharoor are in fray for the post of Congress President.
An election for the post of Congress president is being held by the party after almost 22 years. The last time there was a contest was in 2000 when Sonia Gandhi had defeated her rival Jitendra Prasada by a huge margin.
Counting for the presidential poll will be held on October 19 and results will be declared.
In 1997, a triangular contest took place between Sitaram Kesri, Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot in which Kesri won.
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