Covid-19 LIVE: Uttarakhand reports 7 deaths due to mucormycosis

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• 22 May 2021, 11:05:21 PM IST

  US Covid-19 daily case tally and daily death toll dip

  US recorded 28,600 new cases on Friday, news agency Bloomberg reported. The country also saw 686 fresh fatalities.

• 22 May 2021, 11:00:32 PM IST

  7 die due to mucormyscosis in Uttarakhand

  The state's health department said that it has recorded seven deaths due to mucormycosis so far.

• 22 May 2021, 10:58:41 PM IST

  Mucormycosis on the rise in Capital

  Delhi's LNJP hospital says it has at least 21 cases of mucormycosis.

• 22 May 2021, 10:57:07 PM IST

  Assam reports close to 6,000 fresh cases

  The state also recorded 80 deaths in the last 24 hours.

• 22 May 2021, 09:01:13 PM IST

  Telangana reports over 3,000 new Covid-19 cases

• 22 May 2021, 08:49:10 PM IST

  West Bengal reports over 18,000 new Covid-19 cases, 154 deaths

• 22 May 2021, 08:33:23 PM IST

  UP extends Covid-19 curbs till May 31

  Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday extended partial 'corona curfew' till 7am, May 31. The curfew was earlier supposed to end on May 24.

• 22 May 2021, 08:31:46 PM IST

  Manipur logs 757 new Covid-19 cases, takes tally to over 43,000

• 22 May 2021, 08:13:01 PM IST

  MP reports 3,844 fresh Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 62,053

• 22 May 2021, 07:52:47 PM IST

  Himachal Pradesh logs 2,341 new coronavirus cases

  Himachal Pradesh reported 2,341 new Covid-19 cases and 55 deaths in the last 24 hours. The infection tally reached 1,77,725, reported PTI.

• 22 May 2021, 07:23:05 PM IST

  Puducherry reports 1,445 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths

• 22 May 2021, 06:49:09 PM IST

  Triple lockdown to continue in Malappuram as test positivity rate is higher, says Kerala CM Vijayan

  Kerala's chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the triple lockdown will continue with tightened restrictions in Malappuram district due to high positivity rate. He also said more police would be deployed and warned of strict action against violators, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 06:22:44 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh reports 19,981 new Covid-19 cases, 118 deaths push toll to 10,022

  With 19,981 new Covid-19 cases and 118 deaths, Andhra Pradesh's cases tally reached 1,562,060 and death toll climbed to 10,022, reports PTI.

• 22 May 2021, 05:22:51 PM IST

  Karnataka gets 204,050 Covishield doses via order placed by state government

  Karnataka has received 204,050 doses of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine via the order placed by the state government. With this, the state has received 1,354,050 doses through state procurement, health minister Dr K Sudhakar said.

• 22 May 2021, 05:19:28 PM IST

  No robust scientific evidence on vaccine mixing, says Dr VK Paul

  There is no robust scientific evidence to tell if different Covid-19 vaccines could be taken for the first and second doses, Dr VK Paul, member of Niti Aayog, said, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 04:21:03 PM IST

  Maharashtra, Karnataka, 4 other states reporting high number of deaths

  Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi reporting high number of deaths, says joint secretary of the Union health ministry Lav Agarwal, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 04:14:52 PM IST

  Covid-19 testing increased consistently, case positivity rate falling since last 2 weeks: Govt

  The Union health ministry said that the Covid-19 testing in the country has been consistently increased and that the case positivity rate has fallen in the last two weeks.

• 22 May 2021, 03:53:51 PM IST

  9 oxygen express trains carried 610MT medical oxygen to Maharashtra: Central Railway

  Central Railway's CPRO said that so far nine trains carried 610MT of medical oxygen to Maharashtra, which is transported according to schedule given by state government, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 03:40:42 PM IST

  Delhi reports 2,260 new Covid-19 cases, 182 deaths in last 24 hours

  Delhi reported 2,260 new Covid-19 cases and 182 deaths in last 24 hours, according to a bulletin from the health department, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 02:55:06 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu extends Covid-19 lockdown by a week from May 24

  Tamil Nadu extends lockdown by a week from May 24 without any relaxations.

• 22 May 2021, 02:49:11 PM IST

  Covid-19: Education Ministry calls crucial meet Sunday on Class 12 board exams

  The Ministry of Education (MOE) has called a crucial meeting on Sunday to decide on pending Class 12 board exams that were postponed in view of the second wave of Covid-19, Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said.

• 22 May 2021, 02:27:42 PM IST

  Daily recoveries continues to exceed new infections: Centre

  The central government said that the daily new recoveries in India have exceeded the new infections since May 14.

• 22 May 2021, 01:06:38 PM IST

  Over 2.9 million active Covid-19 cases in India, 8 states add close to 70%

  India's Covid-19 active caseload stands at 2,923,400 and eight states contributed 69.94 per cent to the national tally.

• 22 May 2021, 01:03:58 PM IST

  10 states contribute over 78% to daily new cases: Centre

  Ten states contributed 78.12 per cent to India's daily new Covid-19 cases, data from the Union health ministry showed.

• 22 May 2021, 12:13:52 PM IST

  Sputnik V production in India expected to start in August: Indian envoy to Russia

  D Bala Venkatesh Verma, Indian ambassador to Russia, said that the production of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine doses in India is expected to begin from August 2021, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 11:35:25 AM IST

  Over 16 million Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Centre

  The Union health ministry said that more than 210 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been given to states and Union territories. Currently there are over 16 million vaccine doses available with states yet to be administered.

• 22 May 2021, 10:52:59 AM IST

  More than 500,000 active cases in Karnataka, highest in India

  With 514,259 active cases of Covid-19, Karnataka added the maximum to the national tally of the active caseload, data from the Union health ministry shows.

• 22 May 2021, 10:38:42 AM IST

  Corona curfew in Leh extended till 7am on June 7

  Ongoing corona curfew in Leh has been extended till 7am on June 7 according to an order by the District Magistrate, reports ANI.

• 22 May 2021, 10:11:59 AM IST

  India's Covid-19 tally rises by 257,299

  According to the daily health bulletin by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, 257,299 people were found to be positive of the viral disease, while 4,194 people lost their lives, pushing the death toll to reach 295,525. Read More

• 22 May 2021, 07:58:16 AM IST

  China reports 10 fresh cases of Covid-19

  China reported 10 new Covid-19 cases on May 21, down from 24 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday.