India has recorded 60,753 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,647 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. This is for the second consecutive day in the last two months that the death tally has dropped below the 2,000 mark.

Telangana lifts lockdown

The Telangana government has decided to lift the lockdown in the state. With the latest installment of lockdown set to end on Saturday, the state cabinet had been convened for an emergency meeting to decide the future course of action. The cabinet discussed the report prepared by the health department, which noted that with cases and positivity rate declining significantly, the pandemic is in control in the state.