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India records highest single-day new cases so far, as it struggles with mass Hindu pilgrimage
A health official takes a swab sample from a man to test for Covid-19 at a testing centre in Allahabad, India, on April 12. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images
India reported 217,353 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, marking the country s highest single-day case count for the third consecutive day, according to data from the Indian Ministry of Health.
The ministry also reported 1,185 additional deaths. That raises the country s total to more than 14.2 million cases and 174,000 related deaths.
Kumbh Mela: This comes as millions of Hindus from around the country flock to the city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand state for the Kumbh Mela religious festival, the world s largest pilgrimage.
Covid-19 variant first detected in India now in the UK
From CNN s Katya Krebs
There are currently 77 positive cases of the new Covid-19 variant that was first detected in India in the UK, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.
There are 73 cases in England and four in Scotland, a PHE spokesperson told CNN.
The B.1.617 variant includes a number of mutations. The Indian Health Ministry has said that such mutations increase infectivity and aids in escaping immune response. The variant has been designated a Variant Under Investigation by PHE. Enhanced contact tracing and all appropriate measures will be undertaken, it added.
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Moderna will reduce Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to UK and Canada due to supply chain issues
From CNN’s Virginia Langmaid and John Bonifield
A skid of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are moved on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, on April 3. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images
Moderna will be reducing the size of expected second-quarter deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine to a number of countries, including Canada and the UK, due to supply chain issues, the company said in a statement sent to CNN on Friday.
“Taking into account the current supply, demand, and distribution landscape, Moderna will be making adjustments to expected Q2 delivery quantities in a number of countries including Canada and the U.K.,” the company said.