India registers less than 20,000 Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

Beneficiaries wait in queues to receive Covid-19 vaccine doses, at Government Polyclinic vaccination centre, in Gurugram, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

The daily Covid tally in India remained below the 20,000-mark for the second consecutive day with 18,795 new cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry's data released on Tuesday morning stated. The country registered 19,859 cases on Monday, which was the first time after over 200 days when Covid cases were reported below the 20,000-mark.

India has been reporting daily cases between 30,000 and 35,000 for the last few weeks, however, with improvement in the Covid situation in Kerala, which has been reporting around 15,000 cases daily, the number of Covid infections have come down. Kerala registered 11,699 new Covid cases on Monday. The country's active caseload further dropped to 2,92,206, according to the Union Health Ministry's data. With 179 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's total Covid fatalities rose to 4,47,373.

A medic inoculates a beneficiary during a special vaccination drive for teachers and students in Mumbai, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

So far, 3,36,97,581 people have been infected in the country, of which 32,9,58,002 have recovered, according to the ministry's report. A steady slowdown in the rest of the country has brought the number of active Covid-19 cases below the 3-lakh mark for the first time in six months. Only five states - Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Mizoram - are currently reporting more than 1,000 cases every day. In three states - Bihar, Rajasthan and Jharkhand, and union territories - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and also Chandigarh - the active case count has fallen below 100.

WHO once again delays authorisation of Covaxin

The emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has once again been delayed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), said sources. The sources further said that the UN public health agency has asked for more data from Bharat Biotech for Covaxin. This delay will affect Indians especially students and who have international travel plans. The EUA is important because without it Covaxin will not be accepted by most countries.

Vij admitted to AIIMS with post-Covid issues

Haryana Health and Home Minister Anil Vij was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday late evening after complaint of post-Covid complications. He was rushed to the AIIMS after he complained of uneasiness in breathing. He has been kept under AIIMS director Randeep Guleria's observation.

Only 7 new cases in 24 hrs, claims UP

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed the steepest decline in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases with only seven new infections, making it the lowest single-day tally. While the other states have been witnessing a greater surge of fresh Covid-19 infections, UP has restricted the daily-case count below 50 for 47 days in a row. According to a state government spokesman, the downward trajectory of the virus has continued for the 11th week.

3,36,97,581
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in india so far

4,47,373
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

2,92,206
Total no. of active cases in India

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