India’s Covid-19 cases makes another global record with 4,01,993 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. 3,523 deaths were reported.
Meanwhile, the third phase of the world’s largest vaccination drive has started today even as several states flag shortage.
The cumulative caseload stands at 19,164,969 and the death toll from the virus has reached 211,835. India now has nearly 3.3 million active cases. India has reported 2,497,675 number of fresh cases in mere seven days.
The positivity rate in Delhi climbed to 32.69 per cent on Friday with 27,047 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. Delhi government’s health department also reported 375 more Covid deaths on Friday.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data: 28,83,37,385 samples tested up to April 30 for COVID-19. Of these, 19,45,299 samples were tested yesterday.
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A complete shutdown for a few weeks is the only way to rescue India from the ongoing Covid crisis, which is taking a huge toll every day, says Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the Joe Biden administration.
“What needs to be done is shut down the country temporarily,” remarked Dr Fauci in an interview with an Indian newspaper.
Indian Air Force C-17s airlifted 4 cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore to Panagarh (West Bengal). The airlift of 4 more cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore is in progress: Indian Air Force.
The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Bihar’s Patna has started to function as a dedicated Covid-19 facility from today, with a capacity of 50 ICU and 100 oxygen beds.
BJP MLC Hari Narayan Chowdhary succumbed to the Covid-19 virus on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS).
