Coronavirus In India Latest, Covid-19 India Cases: The country has not yet completely got rid of COVID. Because of this, the government has advised the states and union territories to increase vigilance and be vigilant. According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry, 14,506 new cases of COVID-19 have been found and 30 deaths have been registered in the country in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Wednesday. In the country, 11,574 patients have recovered from the infection leaving a total of 99,602 active cases.
The country’s first indigenous mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed at Genova Biopharmaceuticals, Pune has proved successful for emergency use in the age group of 18 years and above. Late Tuesday night, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved a two-dose mRNA vaccine. The drug regulator has also approved Serum Institute’s COVID-19 vaccine Kovovax for restricted emergency use in children aged 7 to 11 years, subject to certain conditions.
Meanwhile, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has asked the states to increase vigilance and keep a watch on mass gatherings or visits in the coming months to ensure that there is no Covid-19 infection among the participants traveling within the states and states. Are.
A day after registering 2,369 new cases of COVID-19, Maharashtra on Tuesday received 3,482 cases, an increase of 47 per cent in the last 24 hours. Also, for the third consecutive day, Maharashtra recorded five deaths from Covid. Of the total number, only Mumbai reported 1,290 cases. The test positivity rate (TPR) – the number of positive cases out of the total tests conducted – stood at 11.70 per cent in the city with 11,012 tests conducted on Tuesday.
Delhi, on the other hand, has reported 874 fresh cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths due to the infection, while the positivity rate has come down to 5.18 per cent, according to the data shared by the city’s health department on Tuesday. The national capital reported 628 new Covid cases and three deaths due to the viral disease on Monday, while the positivity rate was recorded at 8.06 per cent.
In the wake of the gradual increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru since June 10, the Karnataka Health Department on Tuesday decided on the recommendation of a state-appointed Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in apartment buildings, offices and educational institutions besides schools up to class 12. Guidelines have been issued for testing, isolation, treatment and quarantine.