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12 Jun

India logs 84,332 new COVID-19 cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hours

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India on Saturday reported 84,332 new COVID-19 cases as India logs 84,332 new COVID-19 cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hours more patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. The country recorded the lowest single-day new caseload after 70 days. India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,93,59,155 with 3,67,081 deaths so far. On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases. According to the Health Ministry, a total of 1,21,311 people have been discharged in the last 24…

11 Jun

Odisha logs lowest daily COVID-19 infections in last fifty days: Positivity declines, rising fatality still a cause of worry

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In a refreshing turnaround after deadly surge in infection in May, Odisha on Friday logged 5,235 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily positive cases in the past fifty days, while the cumulative caseload rose to 8,42,461,. Besides, 43 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,210. Today’s daily positive cases (5,235) were the lowest since 21 April, when the State had reported 4,851 daily infections. The overall COVID-19 situation in the State is showing signs of stabilizing with steady drop in positive cases and positivity rate in June after the consistent clocking of 10,000 and above cases almost throughout May. There…

11 Jun

India records lowest single day rise in Covid-19 infections in two months

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91,702 new cases of Covid-19 reported in India, the lowest single-day rise in infections in around two months. This is the fourth day in a row when daily infections in India are below one lakh. The total infection tally stands at 2,92,74,823, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday morning. The death toll from Covid-19 climbed to 3,63,079 with 3,403 new fatalities. States like Tamil Nadu with 16,813 cases, Kerala with 14,424 cases, Maharashtra with 12,207 cases, Karnataka with 11,042 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 8,110 registered maximum cases. As per updated data, 68.25 per cent of…

10 Jun

Covid Protectors replace Dettol’s iconic logo

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Dettol, India’s most trusted germ protection brand launched a one-of-its-kind campaign, #DettolSalutes. For the first time in its history Dettol, as a tribute to Covid-19 warriors replaced its iconic logo with an image of a Covid protector along with the ‘protector’s’ inspiring story. Dettol has curated 100 such stories from across India and carried them on its liquid handwash packs in honor of the protectors. In addition, Dettol has also launched a website- www.DettolSalutes.com. This platform is created especially for people from across India to share stories and acknowledge Covid protectors in their midst by creating customized virtual packs. Dettol…

09 Jun

India records over 92K Covid cases, 2,219 deaths in 24 hrs

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India on Wednesday logged 92,596 new Covid infections in 24 hours, less than one lakh cases for the second straight day and 6,098 cases more than Tuesday, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases. In the past 24 hours, 2,219 more people succumbed to the pandemic. India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,90,89,069 with 12,31,415 active cases and 3,53,528 deaths so far. After battling a brutal second wave for weeks, fresh Covid cases came down below the three…

08 Jun

Govt confident of vaccinating all adults by Dec with estimated supply of 187 cr doses: Sources

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Asserting that India is on track to vaccinate its entire adult population by December, top officials on Monday said a blueprint is in place to ensure a total supply of 187.2 crore doses by the year-end that would be enough for the country’s 94 crore 18-plus population. Refuting questions raised by some critics about the government’s vaccination strategy, they said while India will have 53.6 crore doses between January and July, the supply will zoom to 133.6 crore doses in the August-December period with more firms joining the supply chain and the existing ones ramping up their production. India is…

08 Jun

AIIMS Delhi starts screening of children for Covaxin trials

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The trial on children has already started at AIIMS Patna to see if the Bharat Biotech jab is suitable for children. Participants would be given the vaccine after their screening report comes.The trial is to be conducted on 525 healthy volunteers. In the trial, the vaccine will be given by intramuscular route in two doses at day 0 and day 28. “The screening of children for conducting trial of Covaxin has started. Participants would be given the vaccine after their screening reports come,” Dr Sanjay Rai, Professor at the Centre for Community Medicine at AIIMS, said. India’s drug regulator had…

08 Jun

At 86K new cases, India’s daily count dips 1st time below 1L after 2 months

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India on Tuesday logged 86,498 new Covid infections in 24 hours, less than one lakh cases for the first time in past 66 days, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. It is also the lowest number of cases since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases. In the past 24-hour, 2,123 more people succumbed to the pandemic. On Monday, India had reported 1,00,636 cases, lowest spike since April 6. India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,89,96,554 with 13,03,702 active cases and 3,51,309 deaths so far. Over the last few days, India’s fresh Covid…

07 Jun

Many states start unlocking as Covid-19 cases start to decrease in India

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National capital Delhi and financial hub, Mumbai, are among the cities that are opening partially. The crushing second wave saw hospital beds, medicines and even oxygen run short as cases spiked and deaths rose. But experts continue to advice precaution amid a lagging vaccine drive and the threat posed by new variants. Less than four percent of India's 1.4 billion people have been fully vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy too remains a challenge, especially in rural areas. India reported about 101,000 new infections on Monday and more than 2,400 deaths - far lower than the nearly 400,000 daily cases it was recording…

07 Jun

Polling booths to be converted into vaccination centres in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that he will turn polling booths into mass vaccination centres. Kejriwal addressed a press conference on Monday where he announced his mass vaccination campaign naming – ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’. Under this scheme, vaccination centres will be set up in polling booths in each Assembly Constituency of Delhi. The campaign will cover as many as 70 municipal wards every week, with an objective to administer the first dose to all the citizens above 45 years and above. However, people in 18-44 age group will not be covered under the scheme. The process has…