On the vaccination front, India vaccinated 20,23,532 citizens in the last 24 hours with 8,37,695 individuals receiving the first jab and 11,85,837 receiving the second dose.
India on Sunday reported 4,03,738 COVID-19 cases and 4092 fatalities in the last 24 hours. This is the fifth time in a week that the country has reported over 4 lakh daily infections. The total COVID-19 caseload stands at 2,22,96,414, according to Union Health Ministry data
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 37,36,648, comprising 16.76 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.15 percent.
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Maharashtra, the worst-affected state reported 56578 and 864 deaths in the last 24 hours. The southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu have announced strict lockdowns in their respective states to curb the spread of the virus.
Uttar Pradesh on Sunday decided to extend the ‘corona curfew’ till May 17 in lieu of the rising cases and more importantly increasing fatalities in the state.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court set up a 12 member task force for COVID response, allocation and supply of Oxygen
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On the vaccination front, India vaccinated 20,23,532 citizens in the last 24 hours with 8,37,695 individuals receiving the first jab and 11,85,837 receiving the second dose.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dialed up Chief Ministers of four states – Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur – to discuss the prevailing situation with them.
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