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
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Water enters Covid-19 ICU ward of a district hospital in Madhya Pradesh as its roof leaks
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After 3-day gap, BMC to resume vaccination from Tuesday
The Covid-19 vaccination drive in Mumbai, that was suspended for three days due to the extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, will resume from Tuesday at select centres, the city civic body said on Monday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in a release, said that walk-in vaccination will be carried out at select inoculation centres on May 18 and 19.
As a precaution after the Tauktae alert, the civic body of Mumbai had suspended the inoculation drive for three days - Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Under the influence of the extremely severe cyclonic storm, Mumbai and its adjoining districts were lashed by heavy rains and high-speed winds overnight and on Monday.
The weather system has now moved to the coast of neighbouring Gujarat.
The civic body said the vaccination won't take place at centres affected by the cyclone which damaged structures.
The list of the centres, where vaccine doses will be administered over the next two days, will be updated, the BMC said.
It said citizens above 60 years of age will be given the first dose of Covishield vaccine, whose dosage gap has been increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the earlier 6 to 8 weeks, on May 18 and 19.
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Senior faculty to make frequent rounds of Covid-19 wards amid spike in deaths in Jammu
Amid concern over the spike in mortality among the coronavirus-infected patients in Jammu region, authorities on Monday directed the Government Medical College to ensure supervision of patients by senior faculty members for their better treatment.
Health Department Financial Commissioner Atal Dulloo gave the directions in a letter to GMC Jammu Principal Shashi Sudhan Sharma, a day after Lt Governor Manoj Sinha paid a visit to the premier institute and reviewed the Covid management measures being undertaken by the hospital administration.
Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded the highest single-day spike of 73 coronavirus fatalities, taking the toll to 3,222, while 3,344 fresh cases pushed the tally to 2,47,952. Among the 73 deaths, Jammu division accounted for 54 deaths.
"As you are aware that mortality rate in Covid positive patients has increased and there is need for reducing the, same which requires immediate corrective measures," Dulloo said in his letter to the GMC principal.
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Discussions on regarding extending lockdown, no decision yet: Karnataka CM
Discussions are on regarding extending the lockdown in Karnataka, but no decision has been taken yet on the matter, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday, as the state battles the second wave of Covid-19.
"I'm discussing it, will let you know. No decision has been taken yet," Yediyurappa told reporters in response to a question on extending the lockdown and announcing a package.
Later in the evening after meeting with senior Ministers, Deputy Commissioners, zilla panchayat CEOs, police superintendents, health officers and surgeons of all districts, he said till May 24 there is already a lockdown, and after couple of days "we will discuss and decide on, how long to extend it."
Asked about a special financial package as relief for the needy whose life has been affected by the Covid-induced lockdown, he said, "It is being discussed and no decision has been taken yet."
Though the State is currently under complete lockdown till May 24, several leaders, including Ministers, have expressed themselves in favour of extending it.
The Karnataka government had initially announced 14 days "close down" from April 27, but subsequently imposed a complete lockdown from May 10 to May 24, as the cases continued to spike.
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MP: BJP MLA claims he is victim of Jabalpur Remdesivir racket
The MLA brother of a Union minister has claimed he was given fake Remdesivir injections in a hospital in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and demanded a high-level probe into what he said was a racket in the district.
In a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Narsinghpur BJP MLA Jalam Singh Patel, who is the younger brother of Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, said a fake Remdesivir business was thriving in Jabalpur amid the Covid-19 outbreak and he was a victim when he contracted the infection during the Damoh Assembly bypoll campaign last month.
"I am a sufferer, an eyewitness and a victim of fake Remdesivir," Patel said in the letter, pointing out that his lung infection worsened despite taking a total of 12 "phony" Remdesivir injections in a hospital on April 17 and then later when he was readmitted.
He said people of 15 districts come to Jabalpur to get good medical treatment and some unscrupulous people had played with the lives of people by supplying fake Remdesivir injections to facilities here.
He claimed a relative had died of coronavirus, adding that the fake Remdesivir issue had created distrust among people.
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Nagaland logs 273 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
Nagaland found 273 more people infected with Covid-19 on Monday, taking the tally to 18,349, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phm said.
"273 +ve cases of Covid-19 reported today. Kohima-119, Mon- 61, Dimapur-58, Tuensang-10, Wokha-6, Mokokchung- Kiphire-Zunheboto-5 each, Peren-4. 104 +ve patients have recovered. Dimapur-70, Kohima-25, Peren-5, Mokokchung-3, Mon- 1," said Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom in a tweet.
The caseload includes 13,299 recovered patients and 4,253 active patients, he said.
The recovery rate in the state has come down to 72.47 per cent from 72.99 per cent on Sunday.
State Nodal Officer Dr. Nyanthung Kikon said in the daily Covid-19 bulletin, the demise of seven coronavirus patients six in Dimapur and one in Kohima on Monday has increased the death toll in the state to 216, of which 11 had comorbid conditions, he said.
A total of 581 patients have migrated to other states, he said.
So far, 1,74,303 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in Nagaland.
Till Sunday, Nagaland administered a total of 2,39,817 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to 1,86,050 persons, State Immunisation Officer Dr. Ritu Thurr said.
A total of 53,767 beneficiaries have received the second dose of the vaccine.
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Maharashtra reports 26,616 new Covid cases and 516 deaths in the last 24 hours
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Gujarat sees 7,135 coronavirus positive cases, 81 deaths; 12,342 recover
Gujarat on Monday reported 7,135 coronavirus positive cases, taking its infection count to 7,59,754, while 81 deaths increased the toll in the state to 9,202, an official said.
He said 12,342 people were discharged during the day, which took the recovery count to 6,50,932, or 85.68 per cent of the caseload, leaving the state with 99,620 active cases, 762 of which are on ventilator support.
"Ahmedabad led with 2,377 new cases, followed by Vadodara with 701, Surat 518, Junagadh 382, Jamnagar 283 and Bhavnagar 190, among others. Ahmedabad recorded 12 deaths during the day, the highest among all districts, followed by Surat with ten, Vadodara eight, Junagadh six and Jamnagar five," the official informed.
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11,597 coronavirus cases, 157 deaths in Rajasthan
Rajasthan recorded 157 coronavirus deaths and 11,597 cases on Monday, taking the toll to 6,394 and tally to 8.71 lakh, a health bulletin said. Jaipur reported the highest number of 39 deaths, followed by Jodhpur and Bikaner where as many as 12 patients died each, according to the bulletin.
Udaipur reported 11 deaths, followed by 10 each in Alwar and Jhalawar, among others. Out of the new cases, 2,023 were reported from Jaipur, while 1,104 and 954 people tested positive in Alwar and Jodhpur respectively. A total of 6.88 lakh people have recovered from infection and the number of active cases is 1.76 lakh.
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Covid-19 update: Remdesivir production scaled up to 11.9 million vials per month
All seven domestic licensed manufacturers of Remdesivir have scaled up production from 38 lakh vials per month to nearly 119 lakh vials per month, following government directives, an official statement said.
With accelerated approval of 38 additional manufacturing sites, the number of approved manufacturing sites of Remdesivir in the country has increased from 22 to 60. With the help of the Ministry of External Affairs, the manufacturers are being facilitated for getting supplies of requisite raw materials and equipment from foreign countries. READ MORE...
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PM interacts with Group of Doctors from across the country to discuss Covid situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with a Group of Doctors from across the country, via video conferencing, to discuss the Covid-19 related situation.
Prime Minister thanked the entire medical fraternity and the paramedical staff for the exemplary fight displayed by them against the extraordinary circumstances of the second wave of Covid, adding that the entire country is indebted to them. He noted that be it testing, supply of medicines or set-up of new infrastructure in record time, all these are being done at a fast pace. Several challenges of oxygen production and supply are being overcome. The steps taken by the country to augment human resources, like including MBBS students in Covid treatment, and ASHAs and Anganwadi workers in rural areas, provided extra support to the health system.
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Assam records deadliest day with 92 Covid-19 fatalities, highest single-day jump of 6,394 new cases
Assam records deadliest day with 92 Covid-19 fatalities, highest single-day jump of 6,394 new cases: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
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21,402 new Covid cases reported in Kerala in past 24 hours
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O2 concentrators of less than 5 litres per minute capacity not suitable for Covid patients: Advisory
Oxygen concentrators with a flow capacity of less than five litres per minute are "not suitable" for COVID-19 patients on home care and should not be used, India's drug regulator has said in an advisory, adding that sellers should not push such devices using "misleading label" amid the coronavirus second wave.
The advisory has been issued to inform people about minimum standards of oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 case management, especially for use in home settings, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) said.
At present various models of oxygen concentrators, having different capacities of continuous flow (1 to 10 litres/minute) and widely varying concentration of oxygen, are being marketed, the advisory stated.
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Karnataka reports 38,603 new Covid cases and 476 deaths in a day
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First Published: May 17 2021 | 6:43 AM IST