Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India logs 67,208 new COVID-19 cases, 2,330 fresh fatalities

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 2,97,00,313, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: As many as 2,84,91,670  COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The reported active COVID-19 cases in India stand at 8,26,740, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 3,81,903, the Union Health Ministry has said.

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | China disease expert says COVID-19 origins probe should shift to US: Report

A senior Chinese expert said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed the disease could have been circulating there as early as December 2019, state media said today.
The study, published this week by the US National Institutes for Health (NIH), showed that at least seven people in five different US states were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, weeks before the first official cases were reported.
Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told state-owned tabloid the Global Times that attention should now shift to the United States, which was slow to test people in the early stages of the outbreak, and is also the home of many biological laboratories. (Reuters)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Kerala unlocks in a graded manner from today after a decline in daily-reported COVID-19 cases. However, complete lockdown will continue on weekends. Public transport to operate partially and shops selling essential goods to remain open from 7 am to 7 pm from today. (ANI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | 3.53 lakh people in Bihar get COVID-19 vaccine in a day

A record 3.53 lakh people received vaccines yesterday in Bihar where the COVID-19 situation continued to show improvement with fewer fresh cases and fatalities being reported. According to the health department, the total number of beneficiaries so far has reached 1.26 crore. Of these, 1.05 crore have received only the first shot. Among those who received the shots during the day, 3.43 lakh took it for the first time. As many as 2.99 lakh among them were in the age group of 18-44 years. (PTI)

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Sonia Gandhi took both doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Rahul's inoculation delayed due to positive result: Congress

The Congress has said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine while Rahul Gandhi could not take the jabs yet as he had contracted the virus in May. A senior party functionary said Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to take the vaccine on May 16, but he tested positive for the coronavirus a day before. "Congress president Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the vaccine. Rahul Gandhi will take the vaccine after his mandatory wait period ends," a senior leader told PTI. The remarks come after BJP leaders questioned whether top Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, had taken the vaccine and asked for the details of their vaccinations to be made public. The government has said that those who have tested positive for the coronavirus should take the vaccine three months after they fully recover. (PTI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Assam reports 3,386 new COVID-19 cases, 36 fresh fatalities

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,69,976 yesterday as 3,386 more people tested positive for the infection, while 36 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 4,064, National Health Mission bulletin said. The current death rate is 0.86 percent and the number of COVID-19 positive patients dying due to other causes is 1,347. The state now has 38,306 active cases, while 4,26,259 people have been cured of the disease thus far, including 4,881 in the last 24 hours. (PTI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | 'Delta plus' variant may trigger third COVID-19 wave in Maharashtra, says state health department

The highly virulent "Delta plus" variant of the novel coronavirus could stoke a third wave in Maharashtra, according to a presentation made at a meeting attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday. The number of active patients could reach up to eight lakh, while 10 per cent out of them could be children, said the presentation made by the state health department, as per an official release. The meeting was held in Mumbai to take stock of preparations to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 even as Maharashtra, the state worst-hit by the pandemic, emerges from a devastating second wave of the infection. Besides Thackeray, health minister Rajesh Tope and members of the state task force on COVID-19 attended the meeting. (PTI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | West Bengal logs 69 more Covid deaths, 3,187 new cases

West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll rose to 17,118 after 69 more people succumbed to the disease yesterday, the state health department said in a bulletin. The tally mounted to 14,71,231 after 3,187 fresh cases of infection were reported in the state, it added. In the last 24 hours, 2,012 patients recovered from the disease taking the total number of cured people to 14,32,961. The state currently has 21,152 active cases, the bulletin said. (PTI)

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