Five states – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Kerala account have contributed to 54% of the caseload in the country.
As India continues to grapple with the deadly second wave of COVID-19, it recorded 3,49,691 cases and 2767 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from Union Health Ministry. On the vaccination front, 25,36,612 got their jab in the previous day with the total count at 14,09,16,417.
Five states – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Kerala account have contributed to 54% of the caseload in the country.
Several states have reported a shortage of oxygen, beds, required medications, and vaccine shortages. The unprecedented rise has led to curbs like lockdown come back in states like Maharashtra and Delhi.
In a press conference on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended the lockdown till May 3, 5 am, in order to stop the rise in COVID-19 infections. “The lockdown was ending at 5 am tomorrow. The extension was necessary as cases are not going down. Everyone, including traders and common people, said that it should be extended. Over the past week, we saw that the positivity rate had reached 36-37%. We have not seen such high figures in Delhi before. Today, it has come down to 29% but that does not mean that the coronavirus is ending. We will have to wait and watch and fight it out.”
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Meanwhile, the second wave of COVID-19 cases in India has also read to several international reactions and restrictions for travel. Most recently, the US, which indicated that it would not be lifting a ban on exports of key ingredients required in vaccine manufacture, has now promised to support India in its battle against an aggressive second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the country was working around the clock to deploy supplies to help India tide over the crisis.
Sullivan at a press briefing said “The US is deeply concerned by the severe Covid outbreak in India. We’re working around the clock to deploy more supplies and support to our friends and partners in India as they bravely battle this pandemic. More very soon.”
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