Coronavirus live updates: No patient shall be denied hospitalisation, says SC LIVE NOW Coronavirus live updates: No patient shall be denied hospitalisation, says SC In the deadliest week yet of the Covid-19 pandemic, India recorded more than 26 lakh new cases and nearly 23,800 deaths in the past seven days, although daily infection numbers registered a slight drop after hitting a peak of over 4 lakh on Friday. Stay with TOI for all updates THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 03, 2021, 08:51:46 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Odisha reported 8,914 new Covid-19 cases, 6,527 recoveries, and five deaths yesterday 08:44 (IST) May 03 The indigenously developed Covaxin is capable of fighting the Brazilian variant too, according to the latest study on THE Covid-19 vaccine. Earlier, Covaxin was found to fight the UK variant, B.1.1.7, and the so-called double mutant of Maharashtra, B.1.617