Meanwhile, Bharat Biotech has reported that the animal trial of the indigenous Coronavirus vaccine Covaxin has been successful.
The number of corona patients in the country is increasing rapidly. India today broke its own record in fresh Coronavirus cases as it recorded another highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases. So far, more than 46 lakh people have been infected. On Friday, a record 97570 people were found corona positive in 24 hours. This is the highest number of infections found in a day.
On Friday, a record 81,533 people were discharged from the hospital. This is the highest number of people who recovered in a day. With this, the number of people who have been cured has now gone up to 36,24,196.
The total death toll in the country mounted to 77,472 even as 1201 people lost their lives due to infection in the last 24 hours.
Animal trial of Covaxin successful
Meanwhile, Bharat Biotech which is developing indigenous Corona vaccine named “Covaxin” in association with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), has reported that the animal trial of the vaccine has been successful. The tweet on behalf of the company said that “Bharat Biotech proudly announces the results of the animal study of ‘Covaxine’”. This result protects from live viral and strengthens the immune system. ”
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Bharat Biotech proudly announces the animal study results of COVAXIN™ – These results demonstrate the protective efficacy in a live viral challenge model.
Read more about the results here – https://t.co/f81JUSfWpD@icmr_niv #BharatBiotech #COVAXIN #Safety #Vaccine #SARSCoV2 pic.twitter.com/fva1SOcLOr
— BharatBiotech (@BharatBiotech) September 11, 2020
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