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10,929 Fresh Covid Cases In India, 14% Lower Than Yesterday

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New Delhi : India today logged 10,929 coronavirus cases, 14 per cent lower than yesterday (12,729). The country reported 392 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 29 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 132 consecutive days now.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.35 per cent. It has been less than two per cent for last 33 days. The weekly positivity rate was also recorded at 1.27 per cent. It has been below two per cent for the last 42 days, according to the ministry.

The number of active cases came down to 1,46,950 from 1,48,922 on Friday, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 107.92 crore.

The active cases comprise 0.43 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March last year. The national recovery rate stands at 98.23 per cent, the highest since March last year, the ministry said.

This week, the World Health Organization granted Covaxin an Emergency Use Listing, which means the ‘made-in-India’ vaccine will finally be recognised by other countries and Indians who received the shot need not self-quarantine or face restrictions when travelling abroad.

The United States has also given a green signal to the entry of people vaccinated with India-made Covaxin.

On Friday, Pfizer Inc said that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cuts by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India’s caseload crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

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Sanjay Kumar Singh To Investigate Aryan Khan Drugs Case

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Mumbai : The Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday evening transferred six cases including Aryan Khan Drugs Case from Mumbai Zone headed by Sameer Wankhede to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by IPS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh. Sanjay has handled many big cases like Commonwealth Games Scam.

This move of NCB comes amid Sameer Wankhede facing slew of allegations from bribery, extortion and questions over his ‘extravagant’ personal lifestyle.

Who is Sanjay Kumar Singh ?

Sanjay Kumar Singh, a 1996-batch Odisha cadre Indian Police Service officer, currently is the Deputy Director General (Operations) of the Narcotics Control Bureau.

He has also served in the Odisha Police as well as the Central Bureau of Investigation. While in the CBI, he also supervised the team that investigated the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam.

Sanjay Kumar Singh also headed the Drug Task Force (DTF) as an Additional Director General (ADG) during his time with the Odisha Police and busted several drug trafficking rackets in Bhubaneswar. He also carried out several anti-drug campaigns in the state of Odisha.

According to media reports, Sanjay Kumar Singh was sent on deputation to the NCB in January this year. According to another report, Sanjay Kumar Singh was due to retire on 31 January 2015. But he was sent on deputation to NCB till further orders and will continue as DDG till further orders.

Why the change?

The change in the investigations come as Sameer Wankhede faces several personal and service-related allegations.
He has been accused by NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik of forging his documents to get a government job, lying about his religion and arresting people in “bogus” drugs cases, allegations he has denied.

An officer privy to the developments was quoted as saying, “The idea behind shifting these sensitive cases is to see them in a completely transparent prism of facts and evidence. The Central Unit will avoid unnecessary controversy around high-profile cases like Aryan Khan’s.”

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