India on Thursday registered 13,091 new Covid-19 infections, taking the overall infection count in the country to 3,44,01,670 since the pan...
India on Thursday registered 13,091 new Covid-19 infections, taking the overall infection count in the country to 3,44,01,670 since the pandemic began in January last year. The number of new cases was 14.17% higher than Wednesday’s count of 11,466 cases.
The countrywide toll rose to 4,62,189 after 340 people died of the disease in the past 24 hours. A total of 3,38,00,925 persons have recovered from the disease so far in the country.
The country presently has 1,38,556 active coronavirus cases, and the number of active cases has reduced by 1,127 over the past day.
Other updates
- Emergency use authorisation for molnupiravir – a pill developed by pharmaceutical company Merck to treat mild to moderate Covid-19 – is likely to be given by Indian authorities within days, Ram Vishwakarma, Chairman of the Covid Strategy Group of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research told NDTV.
- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it expects the Union government to continue the vaccination programme and supply shots as per its policy, The Hindu reported. The court said this in response to a petition that sought their supply at “reduced” rates. The Centre told the bench that it provided vaccines free of cost to states and Union Territories.
- Union Health Ministry Mansukh Mandaviya is scheduled to hold a meeting with health ministers of states and...
