Highlights: UK records 2,829 new Covid-19 cases, 9 more deaths

Mucormycosis or a black fungus remained a cause of concern as more people found to be suffering from the rare life-threatening disease in the country.

A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Ankara City Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. (REUTERS)

The Covid-19 caseload in India has increased to 25,772,440 on Thursday after hundreds of thousands of people continued to contract the viral disease. The death toll surged to 287,122 after more than 3,000 people succumbed to the disease in a span of 24-hours....Read More

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• 21 May 2021, 11:36:53 PM IST

  4,129 fresh cases take Pune's Covid-19 tally to nearly 989,000

  Pune's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 988,916 on Friday after 4,129 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, an official told news agency PTI. As many as 96 people succumbed to the disease, taking the district's death toll to 15,853, the official added.

• 21 May 2021, 11:09:41 PM IST

  UK records 2,829 new Covid-19 cases, 9 more deaths

  The United Kingdom on Friday recorded 2,829 new cases of the Covid-19 disease and 9 more deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 4,457,923 and 127,710 respectively, according to official figures. According to news agency ANI, UK's Covid-19 reproduction number falls between 0.9 and 1.1.

• 21 May 2021, 09:50:23 PM IST

  Jammu and Kashmir reports 3,848 new Covid-19 cases

  Jammu and Kashmir reports 3,848 new Covid-19 cases, 4,466 recoveries and 43 deaths in the last 24 hours.

  Total cases 2,63,905

  Total recoveries 2,10,547

  Death toll 3465

  Active cases 49,893

• 21 May 2021, 08:39:37 PM IST

  Telangana logs 3,464 Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths

  Telangana on Friday reported 3,464 Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to over 5.47 lakh, while 25 fatalities pushed the toll to 3,085. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 534, followed by Rangareddy (243) and Medchal Malkajgiri (219), a health department bulletin said.

• 21 May 2021, 08:34:32 PM IST

  Corona curfew in Bhopal extended till May 31

  Corona curfew in Bhopal extended till May 31, the decision has been taken in a meeting of Bhopal Crisis Management Team.

• 21 May 2021, 08:21:43 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 29,644 new Covid-19 cases

  Maharashtra reports 29,644 new Covid-19 cases, 44,493 recoveries and 555 deaths in the last 24 hours.

• 21 May 2021, 07:59:04 PM IST

  6 more die of Covid-19 in Noida, 3 in Ghaziabad

  Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded six more Covid-19 deaths that pushed its toll to 412 while Ghaziabad had another three, pushing its fatality count to 405, official data showed on Friday.

• 21 May 2021, 07:56:53 PM IST

  129 deaths, 6,225 virus cases in Rajasthan

  Rajasthan recorded 129 deaths and 6,225 coronavirus positive cases on Friday, taking the state’s fatality count to 7,475 and infection number 9,03,418, according to an official report.

• 21 May 2021, 07:48:59 PM IST

  Uttarakhand reports 3,626 new Covid-19 cases

  Uttarakhand reports 3,626 new Covid-19 cases, 8731 recoveries and 70 deaths today.

  Total cases 3,07,566

  Total recoveries 2,33,266

  Death toll 5600

  Active cases 63,373

• 21 May 2021, 07:39:51 PM IST

  3,848 fresh Covid-19 cases, 43 deaths in J-K

  Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 3,848 fresh COVID cases that took its tally to 2,63,905 while 43 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,465, officials said.

• 21 May 2021, 07:13:14 PM IST

  Will have to temporarily halt vaccination drive in Delhi for 18-44 group from Monday: Atishi

  Will have to temporarily halt vaccination drive in Delhi for 18-44 group from Monday owing to vaccine stocks getting over: AAP MLA Atishi

• 21 May 2021, 07:07:39 PM IST

  Karnataka extends Covid-19 lockdown from May 24 for 14 days

  Karnataka extends Covid-19 lockdown from May 24 for 14 days till 6am on June 6.

• 21 May 2021, 07:05:51 PM IST

  Chandigarh administration announces weekend Corona curfew

  Chandigarh administration announces weekend Corona curfew from 5am on Saturday (22nd May) to 5am on Monday (24th May).

• 21 May 2021, 07:03:34 PM IST

  'No time to be tired' - German clinic fights severe Covid-19 cases

  "We're not overbooked, but there are still too many coming in," a young nurse says as she arms herself with protective equipment: bonnet, gown, goggles, a fine particle mask and two pairs of gloves over her arms.

• 21 May 2021, 06:56:31 PM IST

  EU advises against administering second dose of AstraZeneca shot to those who developed blood clots

  European Medicines Agency, the European Union watchdog, advised medical professionals to not administer the second jab of AstraZeneca shots to anyone who had developed blood clots from the first jab of vaccines like AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson.

• 21 May 2021, 06:47:12 PM IST

  Jharkhand records 2,056 new cases of Covid-19, 60 fatalities

  Jharkhand recorded 2,050 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 3,24,884. 60 new fatalities were also recorded, the death toll now stands at 4,714, reported PTI.

• 21 May 2021, 05:30:54 PM IST

  Dr Fauci says the need to administer booster dose may depend on Covid-variants

  Dr Antony Fauci said on Friday that not all Americans will be needing a booster dose this summer, adding that it is still “possible” that an additional shot would be needed later this year to ward off possible infection, reported Associated Press.

• 21 May 2021, 03:57:52 PM IST

  Haryana administration sets up drive-through vaccination centre in Panchkula

• 21 May 2021, 02:54:32 PM IST

  Delhi reports 3,009 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

  Delhi reports 3,009 new Covid-19 cases, 7,288 recoveries and 252 deaths in the last 24 hours.

  Active cases: 35,683

  Total recoveries: 13,54,445

  Death toll: 22,831

• 21 May 2021, 02:45:17 PM IST

  Record 20.61 lakh Covid tests done in a day in India; daily positivity rate dips at 12.59%: Govt

  More than 20.61 lakh tests for detection of Covid-19 were conducted in a span of 24 hours in the country, the highest-ever tests done in a single day, while the daily positivity rate has declined to 12.59 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

• 21 May 2021, 02:40:49 PM IST

  Union government to ramp up production of Amphotericin-B

  Health Ministry along with Department of Pharmaceuticals, and the Ministry of External Affairs are ramping up domestic production of Amphotericin-B drug, used to treat Black Fungus, through five manufacturers reported ANI. Five more manufactures have been given license to manufacture the drug in the country.

• 21 May 2021, 02:02:43 PM IST

  Asia facing a vaccine crunch, cautions Red Cross

  The International Federation of Red Cross urged pharmaceutical companies and governments to work together in order to ensure better supply of Covid-19 vaccines in Asia, which has now become the epicentre of the global pandemic, and is registering a record number of cases.

• 21 May 2021, 01:23:45 PM IST

  Covid-19 curfew extended till May 31 in Goa, reports ANI

  Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant extended the on-going curfew in Goa till May 31, reported news agency ANI. The Goa government had imposed curfew-like restrictions for 15 days starting from May 9.

• 21 May 2021, 12:37:16 PM IST

  Leader of Chipko Movement, Sunderlal Bahuguna, succumbs to Covid-19

  Celebrated environmentalist and leader of Chipko Movement, Sunderlal Bahuguna succumbed to Covid-19 at AIIMS Rishikesh on Friday.

• 21 May 2021, 12:31:52 PM IST

  Many vaccination centres in Delhi will close today, says Satyendar Jain

  Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said many vaccination centres in the capital will be closing today since the available stock of Covisheild vaccines for the 18-44 age group and that of Covaxin vaccine for the same age group will be used up soon, reported ANI.

• 21 May 2021, 11:19:55 AM IST

  Karnataka scheduled to receive 2 lakh doses of Covishield

  Karnataka is scheduled to receive 2 lakh doses of Covishield today. So far the state has received 1,24,20,510 doses, comprising of 13,26340 doses (1,01,60,060 Covisheid and11,66,280 Covaxin) from the Union government free of cost and 10,94,170 (9,50,000 Covishield and 1,44,170 Covaxin) via state procurement, Karnataka Health Minister told news agency ANI.

• 21 May 2021, 09:23:41 AM IST

  India's Covid-19 death toll rises by 4,209 new deaths

  India's Covid-19 infection tally crosses 26 million-mark with 259,551 fresh cases. The death toll rises by 4,209 new deaths.

• 21 May 2021, 08:20:14 AM IST

  States declare mucormycosis a notifiable disease

  Several states over the last 24 hours declared mucormycosis, a life-threatening viral infection in Covid-19 patients, a notifiable disease following the central government's advisory on Thursday. Check the full list here

• 21 May 2021, 06:48:54 AM IST

  Singapore's Covid-19 caseload rises by 41

  Singapore has reported 41 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the nation to 61,730, news agency PTI reported.