Beneficiaries stand in queues to receive Covid-19 vaccine dose in Jaipur. (PTI Photo)Coronavirus Covid 19 cases in India Covid World Updates Live, Latest Corona Vaccination Live Updates, Delta Plus variant live updates June 26: India on Saturday reported nearly 50,000 fresh coronavirus cases. The health ministry’s daily health bulletin said that 48,698 new Covid 19 infections were detected in last 24 hours. While the Centre says that the second wave of the coronavirus is not over yet, number of active cases have gone down below 6 lakhs. India has been registering the decline in the cases and reporting higher numbers of recoveries for more than a month now. Amid this huge relief, the emergence of the Delta Plus variant has been reported from around 11 states across India. More studies are being done to understand the working of this mutation.
On the vaccination front, India has been doing better than last month. Since the launch of the new vaccination plan on June 21, India has seen higher number of jabs administered per day. After the record 90 lakh shots on June 21st, 50-60 lakh people are getting the corona jabs every day. It should be noted that Niti Aayog’s Dr VK Paul had said that the new vaccine plan will have a target of 1 crore Covid jabs per day. The latest CoWin data shows that around 7.5 lakh people got the Covid Jabs today.
Around the world, the US, UK and other European nations have been reporting the increased cases of Delta variant, which was first detected in India last October.
On Friday, an 80-year-old woman was the first case of death due to the Delta Plus variant. While the research is still on, the studies so far show that this variant can escape the vaccinated immune systems also. As India finds a new roadmap for safe unlock and faster vaccination to tackle coronavirus, here are the latest Covid updates from the country and around the world.
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Government of Goa has decided to extend the State Level Curfew till 7 AM, July 05, 2021: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant (ANI)
In the third COVID wave, we're looking at people who are not vaccinated yet--Children below 18, pregnant mothers. These people are most vulnerable. We have to be very cautious and follow proper COVID appropriate behaviour: Dr Rupali Basu, CEO of Woodlands Hospital (ANI)
With 40 more COVID-19 fatalities, the death toll due to the viral disease in Uttar Pradesh rose to 22,443, while 173 new cases pushed the infection tally to 17,05,384, officials said on Saturday. Eleven deaths were reported from Allahabad, 10 from Lucknow, and five from Shahjahanpur among other places, the state government said in a statement.
Of the new cases, 14 were reported from Gautam Buddh Nagar and 11 from Lucknow among others, the statement said. In the last 24 hours, as many as 328 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease, and were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 16,79,744. The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 3,197, the statement said. More than 2.66 lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours, while over 5.68 crore samples have been tested in the state so far, it said. (PTI)
Fearing the spread of coronavirus among Maoist cadre, a Maoist-couple surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Saturday. Police said Surender, an area committee member of Manuguru LOS (local organisation squad) and his wife, a dalam member of Manuguru LOS, gave themselves up.
Both of them feared for their lives due to harassment by the Maoist leadership and also the spread of coronavirus among the cadre, the police said. The recent death of central committee member (CCM) Hari Bhushan and some others due to COVID-19 has put the fear in the Maoists, said Bhadradri Kothagudem District Superintendent of Police Sunil Dutt. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu | Goutham, a Chennai-based artist has designed a vaccination awareness autorickshaw to encourage people to get vaccinated.
"Many people have vaccine fear. This will make them understand that vaccine is important. The result of this drive is positive," he said (ANI)
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Kerala reports 12,118 new COVID-19 positive cases, 11,124 recoveries and 118 deaths today.
Active cases: 1,01,102Death toll: 12,817 (ANI)
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting on the progress of COVID-19 vaccination drive, via video conferencing. (ANI)
Delhi reports 85 (lowest this year) new COVID-19 cases, 158 recoveries and 9 deaths.
Total cases: 14,33,675Active cases: 1,598Deaths: 24,961 (ANI)
Maharashtra: Thane's Naupada Police Station registers 8th case against 5 persons in fake vaccination case. 116 people were given shots at an insurance company in Naupada in May - ANI
Uttar Pradesh reports 173 fresh cases, 328 discharges and 40 deaths in the last 24 hours; active case tally at 3197 - ANI
So far, only 49 cases of Delta plus variant have been reported from 10 states. This doesn't indicate that the third wave of COVID has begun. Calling it the onset of third wave would be misleading: Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology, ICMR - ANI
Spaniards were allowed to ditch their face masks for a walk in the park or a trip to the beach on Saturday for the first time in more than a year, but some people were in no rush to dispense with their facial protection against COVID-19."I'm surprised because I expected to see many people without masks, but most are still wearing them," said Manuel Mas, 40, a singer, in the centre of the capital, Madrid.While masks do not have to be worn outdoors under the country's newly relaxed rules, people still have to use them indoors or in crowded outdoor spaces where social distancing is impossible.Andrea Sosa, 20, a waitress from Madrid, said she would continue to keep her face covered because she had not been vaccinated yet. - Reuters
The Delta variant of the coronavirus first identified in India appears to have started dominating COVID-19 infections in South Africa, top local scientist Tulio de Oliveira told a news conference on Saturday. - Reuters
Third wave of COVID won't be as severe as second wave. More vaccination and COVID appropriate behaviour could play an important role in mitigating these waves. Study on vaccine effect on Delta plus variant of COVID is underway: Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology, ICMR - ANI
Over 70% of coronavirus cases in the Lisbon area are from the more contagious Delta variant, which is quickly spreading to other parts of the country, a report said late on Friday, as authorities scramble to stop a worrying rise in infections.The national health institute, Ricardo Jorge, said in its report that the Delta variant, first identified in India, represented 51% of cases in mainland Portugal, showing the variant is "spreading rapidly" as it happened in Britain.New coronavirus cases rose by 1,604 on Friday, the biggest jump since February 19, when the country of just over 10 million people was still under lockdown. In total, Portugal has recorded 871,483 cases and 17,081 deaths since the pandemic began.Although most new cases are still concentrated in the populous Lisbon region, the southern Algarve region, famous for its beaches and golf courses, has the highest COVID-19 reproduction "R" number of 1.34, the report said. - Reuters
The Tripura government has extended the COVID curfew from 2 pm to 5 am in Agartala and 10 other urban local bodies (ULBs) till July 2, a notification said. The restrictions, first imposed on May 16 and then repeatedly extended, were scheduled to end on June 25. "The COVID curfew will remain in force in the jurisdiction of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and 10 other ULBs from June 25 to July 2," the notification issued by Chief Secretary Kumar Alok on Friday said. The restrictions have also been imposed in the municipal councils of Mohanpur, Ranirbazar, Udaipur, Bishalgarh, Kumarghat, Kailashahar, Panisagar, Khowai, Belonia and Jirania Nagar Panchayat. - PTI
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard everywhere and the Gharapuri island that houses famous Elephanta caves, a world heritage site off Mumbai coast, is no exception to it. The residents of this tiny island, which comprises three hamlets- Rajbunder, Shetbunder and Mora Bunder- are completely dependent on tourism for livelihood, and in normal times, except during monsoon, this place witnesses a heavy footfall of tourists who come to see the collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. However, the situation changed after the COVID-19 crisis broke out last year. The pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown as well as the state-level restrictions have affected the lives of the people. - PTI
Amid controversy over a report on Delhi's oxygen needs submitted by a Supreme Court-appointed panel headed by him, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Saturday said it is an interim one and oxygen requirements are dynamic and change from day-to-day. In the report, the five-member sub group headed by Guleria said that Delhi's oxygen needs were "exaggerated" by four times during the second Covid wave. "It is an interim report. The oxygen needs are dynamic and change from day to day. The matter is subjudice," AIIMS chief told PTI. Following the report, the BJP had on Friday had accused the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation of "criminal negligence", while the AAP government in turn charged the saffron party with "cooking up" such a report. - PTI
The Centre has urged Karnataka to take up immediate containment measures, including preventing crowds, conducting widespread testing as well as increasing vaccine coverage on a priority basis in districts where the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 has been detected. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Karnataka Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar in this regard. Pointing out that this variant has been found in Mysuru district, the letter dated June 25 said, "the Public Health Response, in this case while broadly remaining the same, has to become more focused and stringent." "Thus, you are requested to take up immediate containment measures in these districts and clusters including preventing crowds and intermingling of people, widespread testing, prompt tracing as well as vaccine coverage on a priority basis," it said. - PTI
The pace of vaccination of the 60-plus population has become sluggish in the past few weeks after an initial high, with healthcare experts attributing it to mobility issues and misinformation and unsubstantiated apprehensions about the jabs. According to Health Ministry data, 2.29 crore elderly people have been fully vaccinated so far while 6.71 crore have received just one dose of COVID-19 vaccine till now. The 60-plus population in India was projected to be at 14.3 crore in 2021, so that would imply that just 16 per cent of them have been fully vaccinated till now. - PTI
Due to the COVID situation in the country, we may shift the T20 World Cup scheduled in India to UAE. We are monitoring the situation closely. Health and safety of players are paramount for us. We will take the final call soon: BCCI Secretary, Jay Shah to ANI
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in Maharashtra announced on Saturday that it will provide financial assistance to the local children, who were orphaned due to the coronavirus pandemic. Besides this, monetary assistance will also be provided to those women, who lost their husband due to the health crisis. The assistance to orphans will be in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 6,000 based on the age of the child. Women who have lost their husband due to COVID-19 will get Rs 1.5 lakh and they will be provided equipment worth Rs 1 lakh for self-employment, the NMMC said in a statement. - PTI
At least eight persons have been found infected with the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh so far, state Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said on Saturday, adding none of the contacts of these patients was found to be infected with this strain. According to officials, two persons who died in May this year were found to be infected with the Delta Plus variant. Speaking to reporters, Sarang said the patients infected with the Delta Plus variant are being tested as per protocol and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been regularly sharing information with the state in this regard. - PTI
China reported 25 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Friday, compared with 24 a day earlier, the health authority said.All of the new infections were imported, the National Health Commission said in a statement on Saturday. There were no new deaths.China also reported 23 new asymptomatic patients, compared with 20 a day earlier.As of Friday, mainland China had a total of 91,718 confirmed coronavirus cases, it said. The death toll from the coronavirus remained 4,636. - Reuters
Taiwan reported its first domestically transmitted case of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus on Saturday, tightening controls in a southern part of the island where the cases have occurred.Taiwan is battling a cluster of domestic infections, almost all of them due to the previously globally dominant Alpha variant, though numbers are steadying and the outbreak has been comparatively small.Six people in Pingtung county had been confirmed to have the Delta variant, including two who returned this month from Peru, where they are suspected of bringing the infection from, said Health Minister Chen Shih-chung. - Reuters
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers will give all 70,000 volunteers working for the Games an opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday, citing organisers.Nikkei said some of the volunteers have already been vaccinated.The Tokyo 2020 organisers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Public broadcaster NHK reported earlier this month around 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers who signed up to help at the Games had quit. Multiple opinion polls have shown that a majority of respondents are opposed to holding the Games this summer during the pandemic. - Reuters
Indonesia recorded its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Saturday with 21,095 cases, taking the total tally to 2,093,962, according to data from the country’s health ministry.The data showed 358 new deaths overnight, taking the total to 56,729.Indonesia has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Southeast Asia. – Reuters
A case of Delta plus variant found in Ludhiana. The 62-year-old patient, a resident of Jand village in Pakhowal block has no travel history. He is in better condition. So far, no other villager found Delta plus positive: Deputy Commissioner VK Sharma - ANI
Govt is prepared. Regarding the first case (of Delta Plus variant) reported in Faridabad, we have given orders that 100% of the contacts of the person be tested and genome sequencing be done: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij - ANI
Russia reported 21,665 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 8,457 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,430,753.The government coronavirus task force said 619 people had died of coronavirus-linked causes in the past 24 hours, pushing the national death toll to 132,683.The federal statistics agency has kept a separate count and has said Russia recorded around 270,000 deaths related to COVID-19 from April 2020 to April 2021. - Reuters
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,441 on Saturday as one more person tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Thirty-one more people have been cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 7,245, it said, adding that the Union territory now has 69 active cases. A total of 127 patients have succumbed to the infection so far. The administration has tested over 4.05 lakh samples for COVID-19 thus far. The cumulative positivity rate stands at 1.83 per cent. More than 1.55 lakh people have been inoculated to date. - PTI
Tamil Nadu has registered its first death due to the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 with a person from Madurai succumbing to it, according to the state health department. Read Full Story Here
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally crossed the 19,000-mark on Saturday as 232 more people, including 49 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The fresh infections have pushed the state's caseload to 19,091, it said. As many as 238 more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 14,554, the bulletin said, adding there are now 4,448 active cases in the northeastern state. - PTI
People who have been vaccinated with two doses of the COVID vaccine will be exempted from mandatory testing on arrival at airports or railway stations in Assam: Assam Govt - ANI
The Kerala State Women Development Corporation (KSWDC) has come out with a self- employment loan scheme to support families that lost their sole bread winners to COVID-19. The scheme titled 'SMILE,' targeting women dependents of those who died due to the deadly disease, would be implemented with the support of the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation and the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation. - PTI
Puducherry registered 228 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Saturday, taking the total positives to 1.16 lakh. The new cases were detected at the end of examination of 8018 samples. The total cases reported today were spread over Puducherry 166, Karaikal 43, Yanam 13 and Mahe 6. Two more persons succumbed to the infection and they were aged 72 and 42 years old. Director of Health Department S Mohan Kumar said the active cases stood at 2,775. While 421 patients recovered today only the overall recoveries were 1,11,898. - PTI
Chennai: We're regularly sending almost 1000 random samples (from April). Over 70% cases were Delta variant. Delta Plus variant was found in 3 samples. National Institute of Epidemiology identified 6 cases of Delta Plus variant (in another set of samples): Tamil Nadu Health Secy - ANI
The number of active coronavirus cases in the Union Territory of Ladakh fell to 293 after the recovery of 38 more patients, while 17 new cases took the virus caseload in the region to 19,920, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has recorded 202 COVID-19 related deaths, including 144 in Leh and 58 in Kargil, since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. The officials said 21 patients were discharged in Leh and 17 others in Kargil during the past 24 hours, taking the number of recovered patients to 19,425 or 97.52 per cent of the total caseload. With this, the number of active cases in the Union territory dropped to 293, 224 in Leh and 69 in Kargil, they said - PTI
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 8,97,062 on Saturday as 3,554 more people tested positive for the infection, while 47 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 3,848, a health official said. As many as 3,644 more people have been cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,60,142, he said, adding the state now has 33,019 active cases. A total of 2,028 new cases were registered in quarantine centres, while 1,526 fresh infections were detected during contact tracing. - PTI