Coronavirus News Highlights: India’s brutal second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is receding but the cases of Delta plus variant, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), are increasing in the country. So far, the country has recorded over 3.02 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 3,96,730 deaths. A total of 2,93,09,607 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 5,72,994 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which comprises 1.89 percent of the total caseload, the data stated.
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Covid cases with variants of concern rose from 10% in May to 51% till June 20: Parliamentary panel told #Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Covid cases with variants of concern rose from 10% in May to 51% till June 20: Parliamentary panel told
COVID-19 cases with variants of concern rose from 10.31 per cent of total infections in May to 51 per cent till June 20, top government officials told a parliamentary panel on Monday and stressed that both Covaxin and Covishield work against these strains albeit with slightly reduced potency. The panel was informed that the economic impact of the second wave of viral infection was "asynchronous in its onset and wider in its spread particularly in rural hinterland", a source said. About the availability of vaccine doses, officials informed the panel that 135 crore jabs will be made available in the country during the August-December period this year. The doses would be of Covishield, Covaxin, Bio E Subunit vaccine, Zydus Cadila's DNA vaccine and Sputnik V, they said. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry Govind Mohan, Additional Secretary in the Finance Ministry K Raja Raman were among the officials who deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on 'Socio-economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic's second wave'. The committee is chaired by senior Congress leader Anand Sharma. Sharing details about various coronavirus variants of concern, officials told the panel that it includes the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta variants. These variants have been traced in 174 districts of 35 states and Union Territories, with the maximum reported from Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal and Gujarat, the parliamentary panel was informed.
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Today's COVID-19 data highlights
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India rise to 3,02,79,331
2,93,09,607 COVID-19 patients cured, discharged so far
5,72,994 reported active cases in India
COVID-19 death toll in India rises to 3,96,730
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Assam reports 1,523 new COVID-19 cases, 37 more deaths
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Zero ICU beds in Ambedkar Nagar Hospital after de-escalation and no change in ICU beds at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after Delhi govt decides to de-escalate the number of COVID beds in both hospitals and COVID Health Centres in view of reduction in COVID cases.
All private hospitals/nursing homes having a total capacity of 100 beds or more are allowed to reduce their reserved capacity for COVID-19 oxygenated beds to 30% of their total bed capacity or three times of occupancy as on June 16 or whichever is more: Delhi Govt
WB | Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, in association with Kolkata Municipal Corporation today organized a vaccination camp for sex workers in Sonagachi.
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2021
Vaccination is their only hope against COVID. Around 300 sex workers have been vaccinated: Bishakha Laskar, Committee chief pic.twitter.com/tLG86HxYTM
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Delhi: Gyms, yoga institutes reopened with 50% capacity from today as part of next round of relaxations of #COVID19 restrictions.
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2021
"I would like to thank the govt for the decision. We are following all COVID-19 guidelines. Only some people are allowed at a time," says a gym owner pic.twitter.com/jGiEo3hT7k
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik says out of 21 people detected with Delta Plus variant of coronavirus so far in the state, only one had taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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India’s cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 32.85 crores, more than 48.01 lakh vaccine doses administered till 7 pm on June 28. More than 8.95 crores vaccine doses administered in the age group 18-44, so far: Union Health Ministry
People who received the AstraZeneca vaccine first, followed four weeks later by a Pfizer dose, produced antibody levels nine times higher than those given two doses of the Oxford jab.
Delhi reports 59 new #COVID19 cases, 72 recoveries, and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2021
Active cases: 1,553
Total recoveries: 14,07,473
Death toll: 24,967
Positivity rate: 0.10 % pic.twitter.com/fIKtbWPbyO
Telangana reports 993 new COVID-19 cases, 1,417 recoveries, and nine deaths in the past 24 hours. Active cases in the state stand at 13,869 as of June 28. Total COVID-19 recoveries in Telangana is 6,04,093, while the death toll is 3,644.
