Six States lead the Covid surge March 11, 2021 Covaxin has already been administered to over 19 lakh people and has stood the test of safety - The Hindu Covaxin has already been administered to over 19 lakh people and has stood the test of safety - The Hindu× RELATED At 23,000, new cases at highest in 2021; Maharashtra worst hit; Covaxin use rules eased Even as India recorded the steepest increase in daily Covid-19 cases in 2021 in the last 24 hours, the drug regulator relaxed the conditions for use ofCovaxin, the indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine. The number of new Covid-19 cases reported since Wednesday morning rose to 23,000, the highest since January 1. Six States, including Maharashtra and Kerala, accounted for 86 per cent of the new infections.