9.32 am: India creates yet another record with 3,79,257 new cases in a day. This is the highest ever single-day rise in cases reported by ...
9.32 am: India creates yet another record with 3,79,257 new cases in a day. This is the highest ever single-day rise in cases reported by any country so far, and the eighth consecutive day when India has recorded more than 3 lakh cases.
India now has a total of 1,83,76,524 infections since the pandemic broke out in January 2020.
India also recorded 3,645 deaths in a day for the first time, taking the toll to 2,04,832.
The number of active cases has crossed the 30-lakh mark.
9.20 am: The Delhi government is expected to give preference to people with co-morbidities in the third phase of India’s vaccination drive, PTI reports. This phase aims to inoculate all Indian adults but is expected to be slow because of vaccine shortages.
“We are likely to have a moderate start and it will be ramped up gradually,” an official says, adding that the AAP government has placed an order for more than 1.3 crore doses.
9.15 am: India has tested 28,44,71,979 samples till April 28. On April 28 alone, as many as 17,68,190 samples were tested.
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9.10 am: Two flights from Russia with medical equipment, including oxygen concentrators and ventilators, reach India. “The Russian Federation decided to send humanitarian assistance to...
