Cases falling deaths still same: Covid latest update

India recorded 2,11,298 new Covid-19 cases, 3,847 deaths in the last 24 hours.

India has recorded 2,11,298 new Covid-19 cases and 3,847 deaths in the last 24 hours. Tamil Nadu recorded  33,764 people as testing positive for the virus, while Kerala saw 28,798 cases. While Maharashtra witnessed 1,013 deaths, Karnataka saw 530 and Tamil Nadu 475. Active cases decline to 24.19 lakh, a reduction of over 75,000 on Wednesday. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that the manufacturers of the Russian ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine have agreed to supply the jab to the National Capital. However, they have not yet confirmed how many doses of the vaccine will be provided. “Talks with the makers of Sputnik V are on. They will give us vaccine, but the quantity is yet to be decided. Our officials and the representatives of the vaccine manufacturers met on Tuesday, too,” the CM told reporters.

On the occasion of Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic “the worst crisis humanity has faced in decades”. “I extend condolences to those who suffered, lost near and dear ones in pandemic. I grieve with them,” PM Modi added. 

Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said it expects approval for Covaxin from the World Health Organisation for Emergency Use Listing during July-September. The company said regulatory approvals for Covaxin are in process in more than 60 countries including the USA, Brazil and Hungary among others.