10.45 am: Congress MP Rajeev Satav dies at a private hospital in Pune on Sunday, days after recovering from Covid-19, reports PTI. He was 46.

Satav was on ventilator support. He had tested positive on April 22.

Party leader Rahul Gandhi said Satav’s death is a huge loss for the Congress. “He was a leader with huge potential who embodied the ideals of the Congress,” he writes.

10.41 am: At least 30 transgender persons were vaccinated against Covid-19 in Guwahati, reports NDTV. The inoculation drive, carried out at a shelter home for transgender people in the city, was conducted with the support from Assam’s health department, according to the channel.

10.38 am: Nagaland’s first Pressure Swing Adsorption, or PSA oxygen generation plant will be functional at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima from Monday, reports PTI, quoting a state health department official.

10.35 am: Authorities are streamlining oxygen supply at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane says, reports PTI.

At least 83 Covid patients have died at the facility till Saturday, allegedly due to lack of oxygen. On Saturday, authorities commissioned a 20,000 kilo litre oxygen tank to scale up supplies.

“Now, we should not have problems regarding the oxygen supply,” says Rane. “The commissioning of the tank is a major step towards solving this problem.”

9.36 am: India registers 3,11,170 new coronavirus cases today, pushing the country’s tally of infections since the pandemic began to 2,46,84,077. The toll rises by 4,077 to 2,70,284. The number of active cases stand at 36,18,458, while the recoveries climb to 2,07,95,335.

9.32 am: Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain will accelerate its vaccination programme, to try to contain a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India, reports Reuters. “I believe we should trust in our vaccines to protect the public whilst monitoring the situation very closely because the race between our vaccination programme and the virus may be about to become a great deal tighter,” Johnson says.

9.31 am: The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands records 26 new Covid cases, pushing the tally of infections to 6,568, reports PTI.

9.29 am: The first “Oxygen Express” train to Kerala, carrying 118 metric tonnes of the life-saving gas, arrives at the Vallarpadam terminal of Kochi port.

9.27 am: Police personnel keep watch in Siliguri district of West Bengal.

9.25 am: Here’s the latest testing update from the Indian Council of Medical Research.

9.22 am: India receives the second batch of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia. The vaccine is priced at Rs 948, with 5% Goods and Services Tax per dose. The total amounts to Rs 995.5.

9.20 am: The vaccination drive has stopped in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir, reports NDTV, quoting unidentified officials.

Only 504 people were vaccinated across 10 districts in the Valley as of Saturday. Srinagar district reported zero vaccination. “We received the last supply of vaccines last Saturday,” an official tells the channel. “There are no vaccines available.”

9.15 am: The police in Mumbai arrest four volunteers for trying to extort money from a factory owner in after accusing him of not following Covid-related norms, reports PTI. The accused worked with a private security agency which is appointed by the Mumbai civic body to collect fine from those who spit in public places and do not follow other norms.

9.13 am: Senior journalist Sunil Jain dies due to post-Covid related complications, reports PTI. Jain was the managing editor of The Financial Express.

Here are the top updates from Saturday