Coronavirus: India registers over 4,000 deaths as Maharashtra revises data
The country’s daily infection count is below 1 lakh for the fifth consecutive day.
India on Saturday reported 84,332 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, taking its overall tally to 2,93,59,155 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. For the fifth consecutive day, the country recorded less than 1 lakh cases. Deaths rose by 4,002 to 3,67,081.
The United Kingdom government said that the Delta variant of of the coronavirus is 60% more transmissible than the strain that was found in the country’s Kent county.
Globally, the coronavirus disease has infected over 17.51 crore people and killed more than 37.80 lakh since the pandemic broke out in December 2019, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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Live updates
11.33 am: Ladakh has recorded 31 new coronavirus cases – the lowest daily rise in over two months, reports PTI. The Union Territory has recorded total 19,506 infections since the pandemic broke out in January 2020.
10.02 am: Visuals from Kashmir as it observes weekend lockdown.
Jammu & Kashmir observes weekend curfew; essential and emergency services allowed
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2021
Visuals from Srinagar pic.twitter.com/z4Lji31MmP
10.01 am: India’s Saturday daily covid infections is the lowest in 70 days, according to PTI.
9.59 am: Andaman and Nicobar Islands registers 36 new cases. With this, the tally in the Union Territory is now 7,233.
9.57 am: Kannada Dalit poet and activist Siddalingaiah dies of coronavirus, reports The News Minute. He was 67.
9.54 am: Delhi’s first drive-through coronavirus vaccination facility Vegas Mall in Dwarka has been shut, reports PTI. Officials said the Centre’s price cap for vaccines has made operation unviable.
A vaccine shot at the drive-through facility cost Rs 1,400. But, on June 8, the Centre set the maximum price private hospitals can charge for the three vaccines currently available in the country: Covishield Rs 780 per dose, Covaxin Rs 1,410 and Sputnik V Rs 1,145.
“Delhi’s First Drive Thru, a highly safe, convenient way for public, which we ran non-stop for 15 days, we have decided to stop now, owing to new vaccination pricing, as running it has become non-viable now,” Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital said in a statement.
9.50 am: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said on Friday night that level-3 curbs will continue in Mumbai, reports News18. Under the level-3 restrictions, both essential and non-essential shops are allowed to remain open till 4 pm, but malls, theatres and multiplexes will remain shut. Only essential services and government staff are permitted to travel on the local trains.
9.23 am: Kerala observes weekend lockdown.
Kerala: Streets bear a deserted look in Kottayam as the State observes COVID19 weekend lockdown. pic.twitter.com/pzLPHejXZm
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2021
9.15 am: India reports 84,332 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, taking its overall tally to 2,93,59,155 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. Deaths rise by 4,002 to 3,67,081.
9.04 am: As many as 719 doctors died during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Indian Medical Association. Of these, the maximum (111) were reported from Bihar, followed by Delhi (109).
Indian Medical Association (IMA) says 719 doctors died during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic; maximum 111 doctors lost their lives in Bihar, followed by Delhi (109) pic.twitter.com/4CCFSIMZj6
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2021
8.47 am: Here are the top updates from Friday