Coronavirus: India reports 3,48,421 new cases, toll rise by 4,205 in highest single-day surge
The World Health Organisation said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India, has been detected in 44 countries.
India on Wednesday registered 3,48,421 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 2,33,40,938 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. With 4,205 deaths, the toll climbed to 2,54,197. This is the highest single-day rise in toll so far since the outbreak of the pandemic. There are 37,04,099 active cases and 1,93,82,642 patients have recovered so far.
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India, has been detected in 44 countries.
Meanwhile the health ministry on Tuesday said that nearly 90% of the districts in the country were witnessing a high positivity rate of coronavirus cases.
Globally, the coronavirus has now infected 15.90 crore people and killed over 33.12 lakh since the pandemic broke out in December 2019, according to Johns Hopkins University. Over 9.53 crore people have recovered from the infection.
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Live updates
10.12 am: Pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s announces it has entered into a royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Eli Lilly and Company for the manufacture and commercialisation of the drug baricitinib, in India.
The drug has received restricted emergency use approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization for use in combination with remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus patients on oxygen support and ventilation.
9.41 am: India registers 3,48,421 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 2,33,40,938 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. With 4,205 deaths, the toll climbed to 2,54,197. There are 37,04,099 active cases and 1,93,82,642 patients have recovered so far.
8.38 am: Nearly 90% of India is witnessing a high positivity rate of coronavirus cases, as 640 of the 734 districts have shown rates above the 5% national threshold level, reports NDTV, quoting the health ministry.
8.35 am: World Health Organisation says the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India has been detected in 44 countries, reports AFP.
8.33 am: The Allahabad High Court says the Election Commission, higher courts and the government failed to gauge the consequences of permitting Assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory and the Panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh, reports The Hindu.
8.31 am: Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol arrests a nurse and two lab technicians of a medical college for alleged black marketing of remdesivir injections, reports ANI.
8.28 am: Fifty-six prisoners in Karnal Jail in Haryana have tested positive for coronavirus in last few days, ANI reports quoting a civil surgeon.
“After prisoners tested positive, we made isolation zone in jail,” he says. “As it is a matter of concern, all precautionary measures being taken to tackle situation.”
8.25 am: Flights carrying medical aid reaches Delhi from Netherlands, South Korea and Switzerland, reports ANI.
Delhi: Flight carrying medical aid from the Netherlands arrived at Delhi Airport pic.twitter.com/SwfOscoLE8
— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2021
Delhi: A flight from Switzerland with medical aid arrived at the airport#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/nA7OUdNiEj
— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2021
Delhi: A flight from South Korea carrying medical aid landed at the Airport#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/3IT5jr4bdk
— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2021
8.22 am: “Oxygen Express” reaches Pune from Odisha’s Angul town, tweets Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
First #OxygenExpress for Pune with life-saving medical oxygen has reached from Angul for COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/nOZGD74WW4
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 11, 2021
8.17 am: Here are the top updates from Tuesday: