Pregnant women make up 9 per cent of reproductive-aged women with COVID-19, which exposes millions of babies to maternal infection during foetal development over the next five years.
Total recoveries were at 3,49,47,390 across the country. A total of 1,22,684 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate is now at 94.83 per cent.
India Coronavirus Cases: India has logged 3,754 deaths linked to Covid in the last 24 hours.
New Delhi: India saw a significant drop in daily Covid infections this morning with 3.66 lakh fresh cases and 3,754 deaths logged in the last 24 hours after the country recorded over 4 lakh cases for four straight days and 4,000 deaths for two consecutive days.
In the last 24 hours, 14,74,606 samples were tested, as per the Health Ministry data, nearly 4 lakh samples fewer than 18,65,428 samples tested in the previous 24 hours. In Maharashtra, the state with highest caseload, daily infections dropped below 50,000 for the first time in a month.
Faced with criticism over the pricing of vaccines, the government has defended its policy in the Supreme Court. Urging against judicial interference , the centre has warned that overzealous, though well-meaning, intervention may lead to unforeseen and unintended consequences .
India Covid-19 Cases: India has over 26 lakh active Covid cases.
New Delhi: India s coronavirus cases and deaths hit a new record with 3.49 lakh fresh infections, taking the caseload to 1.69 crore; 2,767 people died in the last 24 hours. Hospitals in the country are overwhelmed; SOS messages have flooded social media.
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This is the fourth straight day that India has recorded over 3 lakh Covid cases and over 2,000 deaths. The country has been recording more than 2 lakh cases everyday since April 15.
Many top hospitals in Delhi, in the last 48 hours, have sent out SOS messages over medical oxygen shortage. 25 people died at Jaipur Golden Hospital due to low oxygen pressure on Friday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to all chief ministers requesting them to provide oxygen to Delhi, if they have spare .