COVID-19 India Update: Delhi's daily Covid cases witnessed a slight rise on day three of 'unlocking'
India reported 94,052 new COVID-19 cases and 6,148 new deaths today. The country has so far reported a total of 2,91,83,121 cases and 3,59,676 deaths.
Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India:
- India's test positivity rate (positive cases identified for every 100 tests) continues to decline. It stands at 4.69 per cent, the third straight day that it is below the 5 per cent-mark.
- Tamil Nadu reported 17,321 infections, followed by Kerala (16,204) Maharashtra (10,989) and Karnataka (10,959).
- The Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday reported that the number of deaths across the state in the pandemic was 9,429, a dramatic spike that also impacts the centre's daily Covid death figures.
- The active cases in the country have reduced to 11,67,952 after 60 days comprising 4 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has improved to 94.77 per cent, the data said.
- In fresh guidelines for management of COVID-19 in children, the government has ruled out the use of antiviral drug Remdesivir; it has recommended a '6-Minute Walk Test' on children above 12 to assess "cardio-pulmonary exercise tolerance".
- Drug maker Bharat Biotech will seek a full licence for Covaxin once the results of its phase 3 trial are published in July. The vaccine is also scheduled for further testing "for real-world effectiveness", the company said. It dubbed "flawed" a recent comparative report based on a preliminary study which said that Covishield, the Covid vaccine produced by Serum Institute of India, generated more antibodies than Covaxin.
- As many as 25,06,41,440 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states/Union Territories so far, free of cost by the central government, informed the Union Health Ministry. The third phase of the vaccination drive started on May 1.
- To ensure error-free COVID-19 vaccination certificates, a special feature 'Raise an Issue' has been added to the CoWIN platform, informed the government. Now users can make corrections to name, year of birth, and gender on their COVID-19 vaccination certificates by visiting www.cowin.gov.in and 'Raise an Issue'.
- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the centre's approach against COVID-19 should be "like a surgical strike" instead of standing at the borders waiting for the virus to come out.
- Variants of the coronavirus are driving new surges, say experts who recommend fast vaccinations to stay ahead of the constantly mutating virus.
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