Covid aid received from global community allocated to States/UTs
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New Delhi, May 6 : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has allocated COVID-19 materials received from the global community by Centre to States and UTs while country s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeded 16.25 crore as the nationwide vaccination drive expands.
The Ministry said, Government of India has been receiving international donations/aid of Covid-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27 April 2021 from different countries. All items received so far are allocated to the states/institutions and substantial part of it stands delivered. This is an ongoing exercise. The aim is to extend all support and assistance through various means and measures to strengthen the States and UT s efforts during this critical phase.
Ten states account for over 72 per cent of new COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are among 10 states that account for 72.19 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
New coronavirus cases and deaths in India hit a record daily high with 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 fatalities being reported, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,10,77,410 and the death toll to 2,30,168.
The ministry said that Karnataka,Kerala, Haryana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are among the other states in the list of 10.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 57,640. It is followed by Karnataka with 50,112 while Kerala reported 41,953 new cases.
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Railways cancelles several special trains amid Covid surge. (Representational image)
In view of the second wave of coronavirus, the Indian Railways on Thursday cancelled 28 trains including Duronto-Rajdhani-Shatabdi and Vande Bharat. The Northern Railway has decided to cancel these special trains till further orders as Covid cases continue to rise in the country.
The official said that the decision has been taken in the view of surge in the Covid cases and poor occupancy in the trains. India is currently clocking between 3.5 to 4.25 lakh cases per day as the nation fights the second wave of coronavirus. Check full list of trains discontinued till further orders.
The South African variant, also known as B.1.315, was predominantly found in Telangana and Delhi.
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An Indian health worker checks body temperature of boys playing cricket in a lane during a door-to-door survey being conducted as a precaution against COVID-19 in Hyderabad. (Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while double mutant could be found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Sujeet Singh, Director of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said.
He, however, added that the B1.1.7 lineage of SARS CoV-2 (UK variant) is declining in proportion across the country in the last month and a half.
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are among 10 states that account for72.19 per centof the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. New coronavirus cases and deaths in Indiahita record daily high with 4,12,262 new infectionsand 3,980 fatalities being reported, taking thetotal tally of COVID-19 cases to2,10,77,410 and the death toll to2,30,168. The ministry said that Karnataka,Kerala, Haryana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are among the other states in the list of 10. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 57,640. It is followed by Karnataka with 50,112 while Kerala reported 41,953 new cases.