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Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai sees below 1,000 daily cases after two months

Coronavirus LIVE updates: The six most-affected states by total cases are Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

BS Web Team New Delhi

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu

8:41 PM

Covid LIVE: Mumbai sees two-month low in daily cases; 28,438 in Maharashtra

At 953 Covid cases in last 24 hours, Mumbai recorded less than 1,000 Covid cases after nearly two months.

8:29 PM

Jammu and Kashmir govt forms committee to tackle possible third wave of Covid-19

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday formed a 10-member committee of eminent doctors to formulate an action plan for tackling a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the union territory, officials said.

The committee will be headed by former director of SKIMS Soura, Dr Mohammad Sultan Khuroo and co-chaired by Executive Director of AIIMS Jammu, Dr Shakti Gupta, an order issued by General Administration department said.

The other members include Dr Samia Rashid, Dr Yashpal Sharma, Dr A G Ahangar, Dr Mohammad Saleem Khan, Dr Muzaffar Jan, Dr Rahul Gupta, Dr Yasin Chaudhary and Dr Khalid.

8:25 PM

Maharashtra reports 28,438 new Covid cases, and 679 deaths in the last 24 hours

8:12 PM

Black fungus killed 16 people in Aurangabad in 40 days

Sixteen patients suffering from Mucormycosis, a rare but serious infection, have lost their lives during treatment in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city between April 1 and May 10, a senior municipal official said on Tuesday.

During this period, more than 200 Mucormycosis patients, hailing from various places, were admitted for treatment in health facilities in Aurangabad, the official said.

Among them, 16 patients died of which only four were from Aurangabad city, Municipal Health Officer Dr Neeta Padalkar told PTI.

7:51 PM

Uttar Pradesh reports 8,737 new Covid cases, and 255 deaths in the last 24 hours

7:41 PM

Govt says Covid-19 pandemic shrinking, warns 98% of population still vulnerable

India's reproduction value (R) for COVID-19, which shows how fast the infection is spreading, is below one now which means that the pandemic is shrinking, the government said on Tuesday even as it cautioned that 98 per cent of the population is still vulnerable.

Addressing media, NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said in many states the pandemic curve is stabilising.

"Comprehensive efforts at containment and testing are resulting in stabilisation. We still have a few states which continue to be cause of concern... there is a mixed picture but overall there is stabilisation and what we know from scientific analysis is the reproduction number is below 1 now which means the pandemic is shrinking," Paul said.

7:36 PM

Cyclone Tauktae effect: Covid-19 vaccination drive suspended, will resume on May 20: Gujarat CMO

7:19 PM

Karnataka reports 30,309 new Covid cases, 58,395 recoveries and 525 deaths in the last 24 hours

7:14 PM

1.8% of India's population hit by Covid so far, 98% still vulnerable: Govt

Less than 2 per cent of the total population in India has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection, the government said on Tuesday.

"Despite the high number of cases reported so far, we have been able to contain the spread to under 2 pc of population," said Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal.

The government said that of the total population in India, 1.8 per cent has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection. READ MORE...

7:11 PM

Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Assam may see peak in Covid cases in next two weeks: Report

States like Tamil Nadu, Assam and Punjab may see the peak of second wave of coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, the SUTRA model that charts the trajectory of COVID-19 suggests.

However, the relief is that Delhi and states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh have well passed their peak, the model further suggests.

It also says that the country reached its peak by May 4 and then the daily cases have seen downward trend. However, on May 7, the country recorded 4,14,188 cases, the single highest in any day.

6:56 PM

Covid LIVE: Never exported vaccines at cost of people in India, says Serum

6:54 PM

Kerala records 31,337 new Covid-19 cases, 97 deaths, 45,926 recoveries

Kerala on Tuesday reported 31,337 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 21,70,651, while the toll mounted to 6,612 with 97 more deaths, the state government said. As many as 45,926 persons have been cured, taking the recoveries to 18,46,105 and the active cases to 3,47,626. In the last 24 hour, 1,34,553 samples were tested and the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) was 23.29 per cent.

So far, 1,81,49,395 samples have been tested. Those who tested positive today included 109 health workers. Of the positive cases, 150 people had come from outside the state and 28,921 were infected through contact. Malappuram reported 4,320 cases today, the highest.

6:40 PM

Booster effect even at 6 months, don't worry: Experts on Covishield gap

Four to six weeks, six to eight or eight to 12? The increasing gap between two Covishield doses in India while the UK reduces its window has laypersons confused, but several experts say there is little reason to worry and second jabs anytime before six months can still be effective boosters.

The government last week extended the gap between two doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine to 12-16 weeks, up from the previous maximum of eight weeks, on the recommendation of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI). A day later, UK cut the gap from 12 weeks to eight weeks in view of the spread of the B.1.617 variant that originated in India. READ ON...