India logged in 1,32,788 new coronavirus infections in the preceding 24-hour, pushing the country’s cumulative tally to 2,83,07,832, while the daily positivity rate has further dropped to 6.57 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. In the same time, the country also recorded 3,207 fresh deaths, taking the overall fatality toll to 3,35,102. The active cases were recorded below 20 lakh for the second consecutive day, the Ministry of health and family welfare said.
A total of 20,19,773 tests were conducted on Tuesday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 35,00,57,330, said Indian Council of Medical Research.
According to the Health Ministry, a total of 2,31,456 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 2,61,79,085 in Covid cases till date.
The Health Ministry said that a total of 21,85,46,667 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 23,97,191 who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.
Here’s more updates:
*Hyderabad-based Biological E said revealed that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Providence Therapeutics Holdings to manufacture the Canadian company’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in India.
*The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first detected in India was now considered “of concern”, while two other strains had been downgraded.
* Tamil Nadu, which had announced the suspension of vaccination drive from Wednesday, is to continue inoculating people after it received 4.95 lakh vaccines from the central government on Tuesday night.
* Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has announced its updated guidance to allow mixing and matching approved Covid-19 vaccines in most scenarios.
*Indian Medical Association (IMA) says 594 doctors died during the second wave of COVID-19: ANI
*The Jharkhand government on Tuesday extended the lockdown-like restrictions till June 10 with some easing, an official said.
Meanwhile, the overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 171 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.55 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
