Mumbai: India reported 10,126 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, the lowest in 266 days, besides 332 more virus-related deaths.
Meanwhile, the recovery count increased to 3,37,75,086 with 11,982 recoveries being reported in the last 24 hours, informed the Union health ministry. The recovery rate is currently at 98.25 per cent. There are now 1,40,638 active cases in India, the lowest in 263 days.
So far, 9.08 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country, with 59,08,440 doses being administered in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday, 11,451 virus cases and 266 related deaths were reported across the country.
Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry is learnt to have given the go-ahead to initiate the preparatory work for the introduction of the indigenously developed world’s first DNA-based Covid jab, which in all probability will be given to adults initially under the country’s vaccination drive, sources in the know of developments said.
Zydus Cadila has agreed to bring down the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to ₹ 265 a dose following persistent negotiations by the government. Zydus Cadila’s ZyCov-D is the first vaccine cleared by India’s drug regulator for inoculation of those aged 12 years and above.
Global Count Crosses 250 Million, According to News Agency AFP
Over 250 million cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded worldwide since the start of the pandemic, according to a count by news agency AFP compiled from official reports at 2:30 AM (IST) on Monday. Globally, over five million deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded so far, but the vast majority of those infected have recovered. Some, however, have continued to experience symptoms weeks or even months later. The figures are based on daily reports provided by health authorities in each country.
Europe is the region with the highest number of infections, registering over 76 million Covid-19 cases since the start of the outbreak in China in December 2019. Asia is the second most affected with 56,201,653 cases, followed by the US and Canada (48,290,522 cases) and Latin America and the Caribbean (46,107,131).
The number of new cases around the world has been slowly increasing over the past few weeks.
As an independent media platform, we do not take advertisements from governments and corporate houses. It is you, our readers, who have supported us on our journey to do honest and unbiased journalism. Please contribute, so that we can continue to do the same in future.
