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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India on Wednesday reported 2,08,921 COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall tally of cases to 2,71,57,795, as the country conducted 22,17,320 coronavirus tests, its highest-ever in a day, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll also climbed to 3,11,388 with 4,157 fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am showed. A total of 22,17,320 tests, the highest in a day, were conducted on Tuesday taking the cumulative
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Worst is not behind us until positivity rate is brought below 5 percent, says India's eminent virologist Gagandeep Kang
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EU and AstraZeneca battle in court over vaccine delays
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says no vaccine in Delhi for 18-44 age group
Lancet study on urgent actions needed to tackle COVID-19 resurgence in India
Delhi records 1,491 new COVID-19 cases, 130 fatalities; positivity rate 1.93%
Karnataka's global tender for vaccines get response from 2 firms to supply Sputnik
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to decide on lockdown extension after cabinet meet on May 30
COVID-19 positivity rate falls to 9.42%, says Health Ministry
Night curfew relaxed in 36 cities of Gujarat; day time curbs to continue
Russian Embassy has received requests for SputnikV from states & private companies, says Russian Embassy Sources
India bashing must stop, Osaka should use ‘Mumbai Model’ to tackle virus, says Anand Mahindra
Centre allocates additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B drug to states, UTs as active cases reach 11,717
Economic impact of coronavirus pandemic is huge, says PM Modi
IMA Uttarakhand sends Rs 1000 crore defamation notice to Baba Ramdev
Sputnik V-makers have agreed to supply vaccine to Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal
11,717 Patients of Black Fungus are currently admitted in the country. Gujrat has highest 2859 patients
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot slams Harsh Vardhan on issue of availability of COVID-19 vaccines
Come together in fight against COVID-19: Dalai Lama
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1.77 crore vaccine doses still available with states, UTs; 1 lakh more in pipeline
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Centre asks states to plan for scaling up COVID-19 vaccination through available stock, anticipated supplies till June-end
India reports 2.08 lakh COVID cases as it conducts highest single-day tests; 4,157 more succumb
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Gujarat records 3,255 fresh COVID cases, 9,676 discharges, and 44 deaths in the last 24 hours
Over 1.77 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines still available with states and UTs: Union Health Ministry
Mumbai reports 1,037 COVID-19 cases, 37 casualties
Maharashtra reports 24,136 new COVID cases, 36,176 patient discharges, and 601 deaths in the past 24 hours
Vaccination drive on May 26 rescheduled to May 29 in all centres under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation
Neither Pfizer nor any of its affiliates have authorized anyone to import COVID 19 vaccines, says spokesperson
West Bengal reports 17,005 fresh COVID cases, 19,057 recoveries, and 157 deaths in the past 24 hours
Punjab reports 4,798 new COVID19 cases, 6,451 recoveries and 176 death
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Assam reports 5,699 new cases, 90 deaths today; active cases 52,884, as per state records.
Madhya Pradesh reports 2,182 new cases and 72 deaths and 7,479 recoveries today; active cases 43,265
Delhi Fortis Escorts Heart Institute to administer the dose of Covid drug cocktail fast-acting antibodies – Casirivimab & Imdevimab from tomorrow: Prof Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman and Cardiologist, Fortis Escorts, as per ANI reports.
Takeaway for India from this devastating 2nd COVID-19 wave is global cooperation & mitigation. We've been dealing with challenges such as hospitalization or oxygen. The right response is to help each other. Our conversations are now about decentralized globalization: EAM S Jaishankar (ANI)
A court in Bengaluru rejects the bail application of a contract doctor and her assistant who were arrested for allegedly vaccinating people privately for Rs 500/dose. (ANI)
Our vaccine wastage is 4.65%, not 37%, as is being said. There is no factual basis in it, it's misleading publicity. Our wastage is less than in other states. For vaccines, we've only 1.37 lakh vaccines left for the 18-44 age group, which will be finished soon: Jharkhand Health Minister.
The onset of COVID-19 pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in the functioning of courts and everyone has to become digitally literate to adapt to the changed scenario, else survival would be difficult, Supreme Court Judge Justice L Nageswara Rao said Wednesday. (PTI)
Punjab reports 4,124 fresh COVID cases, 6,397 patient discharges, and 186 deaths in the past 24 hours
Active cases: 50,549
Total discharges: 4,87,859
Death toll: 13,827
as per state records
Six cases of black fungus or mucormycosis have been detected in Himachal Pradesh so far, officials said on Wednesday. The state's first case was reported on May 20 from Hamirpur district. Black fungus was detected near the nose of a woman from the district's Khagar area, they said.
Using steroids in 1st week of COVID treatment is one of the causes of black fungus infection. This needs to be avoided & it should be used only from 2nd week. A new discharge policy and post-COVID precautions have been formulated for recovered patients: Karnataka Health Minister
