Coronavirus Cases in India Today, Coronavirus Statistics India Highlights: With the second wave of the coronavirus unleashing unimaginable fury, India has become home to almost half of the total Covid-19 infections around the globe. While the Supreme Court is set to hear the Centre’s plea over Covid management on May 13, in National Capital, the Delhi Police has decided to collect data of Covid deaths directly from the crematorium/burial grounds. The Indian Express report comes amid various accounts of gross mismatch in official figures and the ground reality. On the vaccination front, it is all about luck. While there have been reports of people getting their Covid jab, the issues with the CoWin slot continues. There’s also a demand for making more localised app as well as new ways of registering beneficiaries from weaker sections of the society. There are also bizarre reports of bodies floating in Buxar. Many say they are of Covid patients, who didn’t get proper cremation. The hinterland is reporting about massive cold and cough wave. With negligible testing, nobody knows whether it is normal flu, typhoid or Covid-19 infection.
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As the local administrations across India race against time to vaccinate all, here are the latest updates from the country and around the globe:
COVID19 | Haryana reports 11,637 new cases, 144 deaths and 15,728 recoveries today; active cases 1,08,997 (ANI)
COVID19 | 8,668 new positive cases, 217 deaths and 7,324 recoveries reported in Punjab today (ANI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Tuesday said she has returned home from hospital after recovering from COVID-19. “Finally back at home after recovering from Corona. I am in deep gratitude to all – Doctors, family, friends, staff and well wishers for immense support. Prayers for all to stay safe and healthy,” she tweeted. Sunita Kejriwal, a former IRS officer, had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 20 and she was later admitted to a health facility. The Delhi chief minister had also isolated himself at his home after his wife contracted the infection. (PTI)
Nepal’s devastating COVID-19 outbreak showed no signs of abating on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest single-day coronavirus related deaths with 225 fatalities and 9,483 new cases in the last 24 hours. Now, the total number of deaths stands at 4,084 and infections at 413,111, the Ministry of Health and Population said. In the last 24 hours, 5,225 COVID-19 patients have recovered, 20,596 polymerase chain reaction tests and 720 antigen tests have been conducted, the ministry said. There are 97,008 active coronavirus cases in the Himalayan nation. (PTI)
India’s second COVID-19 wave seems to have flattened but the climb down will be a more prolonged, long drawn-out process than the first and will possibly run till July, eminent virologist Shahid Jameel said here on Tuesday. Though the new variants of the virus may partly be responsible for the explosion in the number of cases, there is no indication the mutant versions are more lethal, added the director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, amid mounting worries about what is fuelling the second wave in India. Addressing an online event organised by the Indian Express, Jameel noted that it is a little too early to say if the Covid wave has peaked. ‘The curve may have flattened but the other side of the peak is not going to be an easy climb down. It’s possibly going to be a more prolonged long-drawn-out process running possibly till July, That means, even if the curve starts to decline, we will continue to have to deal with a large number of infections every day,’ Jameel said. | Read More
The death toll due to COVID-19 surged to 339 in Gautam Buddh Nagar with 12 more fatalities while four more people succumbed in adjoining Ghaziabad to push its overall figures to 337, official data showed on Tuesday. The two districts adjoining Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh now have a cumulative death toll of 676, according to data released by the state’s health department for a 24-hour period. In terms of new cases, Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 1,229 fresh infections during the period and its tally mounted to 55,153. Its active cases reached 8,340, the data showed. Ghaziabad in the meantime logged 817 new cases that pushed its case tally to 49,173 and active cases to 5,275, it showed. On the brighter side, 1,117 patients in Gautam Buddh Nagar and 999 in Ghaziabad were discharged after treatment during the period as the overall recoveries in the districts reached 47,474 and 43,561, respectively. Gautam Buddh Nagar’s mortality rate stands at 0.60 per cent and recovery rate at 84.54 per cent, while these figures for Ghaziabad were recorded at 0.68 per cent and 88.58 per cent, respectively, according to the statistics. Meanwhile, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh reached 2,16,057 from 2,25,271 on Monday as the overall recoveries climbed to 13,13,112 and the death toll surged to 16,043 on Tuesday, the data showed. (PTI)
COVID19 | West Bengal reports 20,136 new positive cases, 18,994 recoveries and 132 deaths in the last 24 hours
Total active cases: 1,28,683
Total positive cases: 10,32,740 (ANI)
Uttarakhand government constitutes a 5-member panel of senior officers to float a global tender for COVID-19 vaccines (ANI)
COVID19 | 29,272 new cases, 298 deaths and 19,182 recoveries reported in Tamil Nadu today
Active cases: 1,62,181
Total cases: 14,38,509
Death toll: 16,178
Total recoveries: 12,60,150 (ANI)
Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said it will continue the steady supply of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, adding the jab has been directly supplied to 18 states since May 1. The states include Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the Hyderabad-based firm added. | Read More
The Telangana Cabinet on Tuesday decided to impose a 10-day lockdown beginning May 12 from 10 AM to prevent further spread of COVID-19, with four hours relaxation in the morning. The Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao-led cabinet meeting, which was held at Pragathi Bhavan has decided to give a relaxation period from 6 AM to 10 AM for the people for their general activities and needs, an official release said. | Read More
Bihar reports 10,920 new COVID19 cases, taking the total count of active cases to 1,02,099 (ANI)
Himachal Pradesh has reported 4,977 new COVID19 cases and 3,098 discharges today, up till 7 pm
Active cases: 36,232
Total cases: 1,40,759
Death toll: 1,989 (ANI)
Delhi: RSS’ Seva Bharati sets up a 100-bed COVID Care Centre at Laxmi Bai College, Ashok Vihar Phase-3
“Mild & suspected patients are admitted here. We’re providing oxygen concentrators to patients staying in home isolation on deposit of security amount,”says an RSS functionary (ANI)
Indian Railways delivers 5,735 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 22 days; U’khand set to be 9th state to receive O2 from national transporter: Official statement (PTI)
West Bengal reports record 20,136 new COVID-19 cases, 132 more deaths: Health Department (PTI)
Maharashtra reports 40,956 new COVID19 cases, 793 deaths and 71,966 discharges in the last 24 hours
Active cases: 5,58,996
Total cases: 51,79,929
Total recoveries: 45,41,391
Death toll: 77,191 (ANI)
COVID19 | Gujarat reports 10,990 new cases, 118 fatalities and 15,198 recoveries in the last 24 hours
Total cases: 7,03,594
Total recoveries: 5,63,133
Active cases: 1,31,832
Death toll: 8,629 (ANI)
592 new COVID19 cases, 20 deaths and 195 discharges reported in Manipur today; Active cases at 4,981 (ANI)
Rajasthan records 16080 new COVID19 cases, 169 deaths and 13198 discharges today
Total cases 7,89,274
Active cases 2,05,730 (ANI)
Karnataka reports 39,510 new COVID19 cases, 480 deaths and 22,584 discharges in the last 24 hours
Active cases 5,87,452
Case tally 20,13,193
Death toll 19,852
Total recoveries 14,05,869 (ANI)
Madhya Pradesh registers 9,754 new COVID19 cases, 94 fatalities and 9,517 recoveries in the last 24 hours
Total cases 6,91,232
Death toll 6,595
Total recoveries 5,73,271
Active cases 1,11,366 (ANI)
Uttar Pradesh reports 20,463 new COVID19 cases, 29,358 discharges and 306 deaths in the last 24 hours
Total cases 15,45,212
Active cases 2,16,057 (ANI)
3124 new COVID19 cases, 75 deaths and 2475 recoveries reported in Goa today; Active cases at 32,836 (ANI)
Andhra Pradesh | A 60-bed COVID19 Care Centre has been set up at INS Kalinga, Bheemunipatnam.
The COVID Care Centre has adequate facilities to provide treatment to COVID positive patients with moderate symptoms, said Commanding Officer INS Kalinga (ANI)
Kerala’s COVID-19 tally mounts to 19,37,350 with 37,290 new COVID-19 cases; 79 more deaths push toll to 5,958: Health Department bulletin (PTI)
Mumbai reports 1717 new COVID19 cases, 51 deaths and 6082 recoveries in the last 24 hours
Total cases 6,79,986
Death toll 13,942
Total recoveries 6,23,080
Active cases 41,102(ANI)
Uttarakhand records 7120 new COVID19 cases, 118 deaths and 4933 recoveries in the last 24 hours; Active cases at 76,500 (ANI)
Delhi will get 2.67 lakh more doses of Covishield from Centre by Tuesday evening: AAP MLA Atishi (PTI)
Delhi has run out of Covaxin stock for 18-44 age group, will have to shut over 125 vaccination centres after Tuesday evening: AAP MLA Atishi | Read More
On May 12 and 13, 200 oxygen concentrators will be sent to India as part of emergency assistance from Japan in response to the current surge of COVID19 cases: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (ANI)
Five COVID19 positive prisoners, who escaped from special sections of Rewari Jail on the intervening night of May 8 and 9, arrested say Haryana Police (ANI)
The nation continues to battle against the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. This is why many automakers are again extending their warranty offers for their products. These warranty and free service packages expiring dates are being extended to allow customers to have a favourable experience with their vehicles. After Kia India, Tata Motors has announced the same. If you have bought a Tata Motors car or SUV in the recent past, and your warranty or scheduled free service is to expire during this lockdown period, there is no need to worry. Tata Motors has announced that customers whose warranty and free service period would expire between April 1, and May 31, 2021, these warranties would be considered valid till June 30, 2021. | Read More
The issue of Oxygen has not died yet and the politics over vaccines have intensified between the Delhi government and the Centre. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written PM Narendra Modi requesting him to allow other companies to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccines. He said in the letter that given the outbreak of the COVID-19, every citizen of the country must be given two doses of vaccines as soon as possible. “Presently, only two companies are producing vaccines in India. It’s not possible to vaccinate the entire nation by relying on just two companies. For this, the production of vaccines will have to be done on a war footing. Therefore, I request you for the benefit of the nation that you allow mass production of the COVID-19 vaccines. Not only two, all the companies in the country which have the desired capacity be allowed to manufacture vaccines,” said Kejriwal in his letter. | Read More
Puducherry reports 2049 new COVID19 cases, 1359 discharges and 30 fatalities in the last 24 hours; active cases at 14,829 (ANI)
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said while the number of daily new infections in the capital has started reducing, one cannot be at ease till the positivity rate drops below five percent. The number of cases has dipped to around 12,500 from a high of around 28,000. The positivity rate has also reduced to 19 percent from a maximum of 36 percent in April, he told reporters. “But we cannot be at ease till the positivity rate drops below five percent and the number of new infections is less than 3,000 to 4,000, Jain said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Monday expressed hope that the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in Delhi has passed. However, no concessions can be allowed just yet, he had said. | Read More
Kerala reports 37,290 new COVID19 cases, 79 deaths and 32,978 recoveries today; active cases at 4,23,957 (ANI)
COVID19| Night curfew (8pm-6am) in 36 cities of Gujarat extended for a week till May 18 (ANI)
Delhi will float global tender for coronavirus vaccine: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (PTI)
An early trend of decline in daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths has been noted in the country, the government said on Tuesday, indicating that the devastating second wave of the pandemic is on the wane. According to the government, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Chhattisgarh were among 18 states and union territories showing continued plateauing or decrease in daily new COVID-19 cases. Addressing a press conference, a senior official, however, said Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Punjab were among 16 states and union territories showing continued increasing trend in daily new COVID-19 cases. | Read More