9.30 am: On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said that only one coronavirus strain, named the Delta variant, that was first reported...
9.30 am: On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said that only one coronavirus strain, named the Delta variant, that was first reported in India was now considered to be “of concern”. Two other strains of the virus were now downgraded.
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9.25 am: In 24 hours, India records 1,32,788 new Covid-19 infections, taking the country’s tally since cases cropped up in January 2020 to 2,83,07,832. As many as 3,207 more fatalities, pushes the toll to 3,35,102.
9.20 am: Till Tuesday, 21,85,46,667 beneficiaries have been vaccinated, and 23,97,191 received their shots on Tuesday itself, according to the Union health ministry.
9.15 am: India has tested 35,00,57,330 samples for Covid-19 till June 1. Of these, 20,19,773 have been tested on Tuesday alone.
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Here are the top updates from Tuesday:
- India reported 1,27,510 new coronavirus cases during the previous 24 hours on Tuesday. Its total count of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic last year rose to 2,81,75,044. The toll rose by 2,795 to 3,31,895.
- The Centre clarified that no changes have been made in the dosage regimen of coronavirus vaccine, Covishield, as far as the number of shots were concerned. Niti Aayog (Health) member VK...
