9.42 am: The United States has recorded over 99,000 new infections between 8.30 pm on Tuesday and 8.30 pm on Wednesday, according to a tal...

9.42 am: The United States has recorded over 99,000 new infections between 8.30 pm on Tuesday and 8.30 pm on Wednesday, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.
9.40 am: NITI Aayog (health) member Dr VK Paul says there has been no unusual surge in Covid-19 cases over the past couple of weeks, as opposed to fears ahead of the festival season, reports Hindustan Times.
9.38 am: Chief Executive Officer of Pune-based pharmaceutical company Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla, on Wednesday said that a vaccine against Covid-19 may be available by January 2021, provided approvals from regulatory bodies are in place in time, reported Hindustan Times.
9.30 am: India’s Covid-19 tally increases to 83,64,086 with 50,210 new infections. The toll rises by 704 to 1,24,315.
Here are the top updates from Tuesday:
- India’s coronavirus count rose to 83,13,876 with 46,253 new cases being recorded in 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed. The country’s toll increased by 514 to 1,23,611. The number of active cases stood at 5,33,787, while the recoveries reached 76,56,478.
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said there has been a rise in Covid-19 cases in the Capital and it can be called the “third wave”. Delhi reported more than 6,500 cases for the second day in a row on Wednesday. With 6,842 new cases, Delhi’s Covid-19 count rose to 4,09,938....