New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Chief Dr. Balaram Bhargava tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), reported ZeeNews.
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ertaining to the coronavirus are under his supervision. This comes as India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.79 lakh with 22,890 new infections being reported in a day.
The total recoveries crossed the 95 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Friday. With 338 more fatalities, the death toll reached 1,44,789, while the total COVID-19 cases mounted to 99,79,447, the data updated at 8 am showed, the report added.