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Highlights: Haryana reports 11,854 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India's Covid-19 situation remains grim as hospitals struggle to treat the infected due to lack of medical oxygen, ICU beds.
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) surge continues to affect several cities and regions of the country as clamour for oxygen and ICU beds continues. India reported a record 332,730 fresh cases on Friday crossing the US in terms of the highest number of cases reported in a single day. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi continue to report a high number of cases and fatalities and are also facing issues with testing, hospital infrastructure and oxygen availability. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, chaired one review meeting on the nation’s Covid-19 situation today with the chief ministers of worst-affected state and his meeting with oxygen manufacturers is currently underway....Read More
In the worst-affected US, California is reopening at a faster pace as vaccinations have helped the state recover from the spikes that it had recorded previously during the winter season. Michigan is the worst-affected by Covid-19 out of all states. The WHO immunisation body has asked for more data on the reports of clotting caused by AstraZeneca vaccine from outside Europe but maintained that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. India’s mutant variant was discovered in Belgium from a few travellers. Canada has joined the US and UK to ban travellers entering from India.
Jharkhand reports 5,741 new Covid-19 cases
Jharkhand reports 5,741 new Covid-19 cases, 3,205 discharges and 63 deaths.
Active cases: 43,415
Total discharges: 1,45,499
Death toll: 1,778
Haryana reports 11,854 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Haryana reported 11,854 new Covid-19 cases, 60 deaths and 6,334 recoveries in the last 24 hours on Friday.
Delhi reports 24,331 new Covid-19 cases
Delhi on Friday reported 24,331 fresh coronavirus infections and 348 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Chhattisgarh registers more than 17,000 new Covid-19 cases
Chhattisgarh on Friday reported 17,397 new Covid-19 cases, 14,284 recoveries and 219 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra's Pune logs 9,810 new Covid-19 cases
Pune district reported 9,810 fresh Covid-19 cases, 137 fatalities and 10,310 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
West Bengal logs over 12,000 fresh Covid-19 infections
West Bengal reported 12,876 new Covid-19 cases, 59 deaths and 6,878 discharges in the last 24 hours on Friday.
Kerala logs highest-ever single-day hike of 28, 447 new Covid-19 infections
Kerala on Friday registered 28,447, highest in a single day, new Covid-19 cases, ANI quoted the state's Information & Public Relations Department (IPRD) as informing.
Maharashtra reports over 66,000 new Covid-19 cases
Maharashtra on Friday reported 66,836 new Covid-19 infections and 773 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Flyers from Delhi, UP, 3 other states to Bengal must carry Covid-19 negative report from Monday
The West Bengal government makes prior RT-PCR test and Covid-negative report mandatory for flight passengers coming to Kolkata from nine states.
Mumbai reports 7,221 new Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours
Mumbai reported 7,221 new Covid-19 cases, 9,541 recoveries and 72 fatalities in the last 24 hours. Active cases in the city have surpassed 81,000-mark.
Andhra Pradesh announces night curfew from April 24 to curb Covid-19 spread, reports PTI
Andhra Pradesh government on Friday announced that night curfew from 10pm to 5am will be imposed in the state from April 24, reported PTI. "The night curfew will be in force daily from 10 pm to 5 am. Only essential and emergency services, like medical and health, milk supply, will be allowed," PTI quoted deputy chief minister (Health) A K K Srinivas (Nani) as saying.
Tamil Nadu logs 13,776 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Tamil Nadu on Friday reported 13,776 new Covid-19cases, 8,078 recoveries and 78 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra's Nagpur reports 7,485 new Covid-19 cases
Nagpur district reported 7,485 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday with 6531 recoveries and 82 deaths, reported ANI.
Goa reports 1,420 new Covid-19 infections
Goa reports 1,420 new Covid-19 cases, 12 fatalities and 596 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 11,040.
Uttarakhand reports over 4,300 new Covid-19 infections
Uttarakhand on Friday reported 4,339 new Covid-19 cases, 1,179 recoveries and 49 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Study finds even single jab of vaccine dose reduces Covid-19 infection rate
As per a new UK study, a single dose of either Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine reduces the infection rate by 65 per cent, reported PTI. Oxfird/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are currently being administered in the UK.
UP records highest single-day spike of over 37,000 new Covid-19 infections
Uttar Pradesh on Friday recorded the highest single-day rise with 37,238 fresh Covid-19 cases and 196 deaths in the last 24 hours. The new hike took the state's tally to over one million, an official said, reported PTI.
Zydus Cadila gets DGCI nod for use of hepatitis drug in Covid-19 treatment
Zydus Cadila on Friday said it has received restricted emergency use approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the use of hepatitus drug Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b (PegIFN) in treating moderate Covid-19 infection in adults, reported PTI.
Covid-19 survivors face high risk of death, serious illness: Study
As per research published in the journal Nature, Covid-19 survivors, including those not sick enough to be hospitalised, have an increased risk of death in the six months following diagnosis with the coronavirus, reported PTI.
Odisha reports highest single-day rise of 6,215 new Covid-19 cases
Odisha on Friday reported the highest-ever single-day spike of 6,215 new Covid-19 cases. The rise took the Covid-19 tally of the state to nearly 400,000 cases, PTI quoted a health department official as saying.
Zero case of Covid variant reported in Mizoram so far, says official
Mizoram has not reported any case of new Covid-19 variants till date, PTI quoted an an official as saying on Friday.
Chhattisgarh receives 15k vials of Remdesivir
Chhattisgarh health minister said that the distribution of Remdesivir will begin immediately after they are counted.
Mamata claims Bengal's oxygen is being diverted to UP
At a virtual meeting, the Bengal CM also claimed that the supply chain is being maintained by BJP states.
PM Modi's meet with oxygen manufacturers begins
PM Modi's meet with leading oxygen manufacturers begins.
Farmers deny to leave protest sites
SKM chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni told HT that RSS should intervene and reiterated that farmers will not call off stir at Delhi's borders.
