Coronavirus LIVE Updates | India saw a single-day rise of 46,617 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,04,58,251, while the national recovery rate has crossed 97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,00,312 with 853 daily fatalities. The active cases have further declined to 5,09,637, comprising 1.67 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.01 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. A net decline of 13,620 cases has been recorded in the total number of active COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours. Also, 18,80,026 tests were conducted on Thursday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 41,42,51,520, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.48 per cent. It has been less than five per cent for 25 consecutive days, the ministry said. Weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.57 per cent, according to the health ministry. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.
Karnataka on Friday logged 2,984 new cases of COVID-19 and 88 deaths, taking the caseload to 28,49,997 and toll to 35,222, the health department said.
The day also saw 14,337 discharges, pushing the total recoveries to 27,60,881.
Bengaluru Urban reported 593 new cases as the city saw 10,674 discharges and 11 deaths.
The active cases in the state stood at 53,871.
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 34.41 crore according to the 7 pm provisional report, the Union health ministry said on Friday.
More than 38.88 lakh (38,88,643) doses were administered on Friday, it said.
The ministry said 20,08,217 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 97,458 vaccine doses were given as second dose, in the age group of 18-44 years, on Friday.
Cumulatively, 9,61,89,940 people in the age group of 18-44 years across states/UTs have received their first dose and a total of 23,73,507 people have received their second dose, since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
Britons who have had two COVID-19 vaccinations should soon be able to travel to Germany without going into quarantine on arrival, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday."I assume that in the foreseeable future those who have been vaccinated twice will be able to travel again without going into quarantine," she told a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Pregnant women in India are now eligible to get vaccinated against Covid with the union health ministry Friday giving the approval based on recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).The decision empowers pregnant women to make an informed choice on taking the Covid vaccination, the ministry said, adding these women can now register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest Covid vaccination centre to get themselves inoculated.The decision has been communicated to all the states and union territories to implement it under the ongoing National Covid Vaccination Program, it said in a statement.India's Covid vaccination program incorporates recommendations of the foremost experts in the field of immunization, public health, disease control and information technology.Based on scientific and epidemiological evidence, the programme gives priority to strengthening the country's healthcare system by protecting the professionals, health and frontline workers, manning it, as well as protecting the most vulnerable population groups, the ministry said.
State level curfew extended till 7 am, 12 July 2021. Shops can remain open from 7 am to 6 pm. Saloons and outdoor sports complex/stadiums may also open: Goa CM, Pramod Sawant
Uttar Pradesh reported 133 COVID-19 cases and a single fatality on Friday, pushing the state''s infection tally to 17,06,384 and the death toll to 22,616.The lone death was reported in Etawah, the state government said in a statement.Eleven cases each were reported from Lucknow and Allahabad, nine from Varanasi, seven from Ghaziabad and six from Gorakhpur among others.A total of 228 more COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the state, taking their number to 16,81,208 so far.The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 2,560, the statement said.
Odishareported 3,222 new COVID-19 cases and 46 more deaths on Friday, a Health Department official said.The state has so far reported 9,16,109 cases, while the toll reached 4,109, he said.Nine of the latest deaths were reported from theKhurdadistrict. Puri,SundergarhandNayagarhreported four deaths each, followed by three deaths each inCuttack,Dhenkanal,Ganjam,KendraparaandSambalpur.Of the new cases, 1,838 were detected in the quarantinecentreswhile the rest 1,384 were local contact cases.Cuttackdistrict recorded the highest number of new cases at 619, followed byKhurda(422) andJagatsinghpur(212).The state at present has 30,950 active cases.
Further easing the coronavirus curbs, theUttarPradesh government has allowed the opening of gymnasiums, cinema halls, multiplexes and sports stadiums at 50 per cent of their capacity from Monday.A government spokesperson said on Friday that Chief Minister YogiAdityanathannounced the relaxations in view of improvingCovidsituation in the state.Under the new guidelines, which will come into effect from 7 am on July 5, all gymnasiums, cinema halls, multiplexes and sports stadiums will be allowed to open between 7 am and 9 pm five days a week with strict compliance of Covid-19-appropriatebehaviour, the spokesman said.However, these will be allowed to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity, the CM said at aCovidreview meeting, according to the spokesperson.The gyms in containment zones will remain closed.The CM directed the installation of posters or banners telling about preventive measures at all public places, the spokesman said.The chief minister said the government's focus is on restoring normalcy in the state with an aim to save both lives and livelihood while staying they are ready the possible third wave of the pandemic.
Goa Chief MinisterPramodSawanthas assured that the contractual health workers in the state, who served during the coronavirus pandemic, will be given priority in government services.Addressing an event here on Thursday,Sawantsaid that the state government will give priority in regular services to all those doctors, nurses and paramedics, who worked for the government during the pandemic.“Whoever are working on a contract basis in health sector including doctors, nurses andparamedics…wherever we can accommodate them, we will do that,” the chief minister said.“I won’t promise that I would get them fixed (regularised) in the government job. But whenever there are posts created, we will give them priority,” he said.
DCGI has the application of Zydus Cadila. It is undergoing a process of evaluation by the Subject Expert Committee. We're hoping to hear a positive response. It will be a moment of pride as it is a unique technology. It'll give a push to our vaccine program.
We are in talks with Johnson & Johnson regarding their single-dose vaccine. Their vaccine is being produced outside. As per the plan, this vaccine will also be produced in Hyderabad's Bio E.There are 56 Delta AY.1 (Delta A Plus) cases in 12 states.
