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Coronavirus News Highlights: India should brace for third COVID-19 wave by Oct, say health experts

Coronavirus News Highlights: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 26.89 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.

June 18, 2021 / 23:05 IST

Coronavirus News Highlights: India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the country has recorded over 2.97 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 3,83,490 deaths. A total of 2,85,80,647 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 7,98,656 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which comprises 2.68 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India's recovery rate now stands at 96.03 percent. Globally, more than 17.73 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 38.40 lakh have died so far. India has begun the third phase of the vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. India's drug regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for three vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 26.89 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.

  • Globally, more than 17.73 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 38.40 lakh have died so far. (Representative image)
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  • June 18, 2021 / 22:23 IST

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  • June 18, 2021 / 21:11 IST

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    Active cases: 8,829
    Total discharges: 5,66,568
    Death toll: 15,771

  • June 18, 2021 / 21:10 IST

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    Assam reports 3,706 new COVID19 cases, 4,835 recoveries, and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases at 35,631

  • June 18, 2021 / 21:04 IST

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    Haryana government saidall offices in state secretariat will resume working with full staff strength, reported news agency ANI.

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  • June 18, 2021 / 20:35 IST

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