Nearly 9,000 people have been infected with mucormycosis or Black Fungus across the country, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said today. In view of the rapid surge, the government has sent over 23,000 additional vials of a key drug used for the treatment of the fungal infection to the affected states, he added.
India on Saturday recorded new cases of coronavirus infection at over 2.57 lakh, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,62 crore according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country saw a new record with 20,66,285 samples tested since yesterday.
The COVID-19 active caseload is 29,23,400 which now comprises 11.63 per cent of the total infections.
After recording over 3 lakh cases for nearly three weeks, India's daily cases dropped below the mark earlier this week. Nearly 30,000 Covid patients have died since May 15.
Worldwide, over 16.61 crore cases have been logged since the pandemic broke; 34 lakh people have died.
Here are the Live Updates on India Coronavirus (Covid-19 Cases) Cases:
May 23, 2021 06:02 (IST)
Mumbai's Vaccination Centres Run By Civic Body Will Stay Shut Today
Coronavirus vaccination centres run by Mumbai's civic body will be shut today, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Saturday adding that the details for Monday will be shared by them on Twitter on Sunday.
"Dear Mumbaikars. There will be no vaccination at any of the centres tomorrow. Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. The details for Monday will be shared tomorrow by this handle & the respective wards too," the civic body tweeted.
May 23, 2021 04:13 (IST)
Three tankers airlifted by Kerala to West Bengal return with oxygen
Kerala airlifted three tankers to the Tata Steel Plant at Burnpur in West Bengal and brought them back by road to Kochi with oxygen.
Deputy Transport Commissioner Reji P Varghese said, "Oxygen was brought from Bengal due to lack of oxygen here. Three tankers were used for this. From here it was airlifted to Bengal. Returned safely by road. A tanker contains 9 tons of oxygen. The total oxygen reached today is 18 tons. There was a pilot vehicle from Cuttack to here."
One tanker had reached Kochi earlier on Thursday.
May 22, 2021 18:25 (IST)
Covid Situation In India Stabilising: VK Paul
The coronavirus positivity rate has dropped from 24.83 per cent on May 10 to 12.45 per cent on May 22, NITI Aayog member VK Paul said. He said the coronavirus situation in the country is stabilising.
May 22, 2021 17:21 (IST)
COVID-19 Deaths In Latin America Surpass 1 Million
The death toll from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean passed 1 million people on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic worsening in the part of the world with the highest per capita death rate.
May 22, 2021 17:11 (IST)
Delhi Reports 3.5% Covid Positivity, Lowest Cases Since March 31
Delhi's positivity rate has dropped to 3.58 per cent, lowest since April 1, as the more contagious and dangerous wave of the coronavirus infections continued to recede. The national capital on Saturday logged 2,260 new Covid cases, lowest since March 31. At 182, even the single-day spike in death count saw a major dip.