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New York City wants to offer the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to tourists
From CNN s Laura Ly
People take in the view at Times Square in New York on March 9. Noam Galai/Getty Images
New York City has now administered 6,809,451 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
City officials also announced an intention to offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to any tourist who visits New York City, pending state approval.
De Blasio announced that the city wants to install mobile Covid-19 mobile vaccination sites at various tourist attractions throughout the city such as Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Highline to offer the J&J vaccine. The mayor said the city needs state approval to vaccinate non-New Yorkers and that they plan to begin as soon as they get that approval.
India reports highest-ever 24-hour surge in Covid-19 cases and a record-high daily death toll
From CNN’s Swati Gupta in Delhi
A health worker walks inside the Commonwealth Games stadium temporarily converted into a Covid-19 care center in New Delhi, India, on May 5. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images
India reported a 412,262 new Covid-19 cases Thursday, a new single-day record, according to a CNN tally compiled from figures released by the Indian Health Ministry.
To date, authorities have identified 21,077,410 cases of coronavirus.
The country also reported 3,980 Covid-19 related deaths on Thursday, another new single-day record. It was the ninth consecutive day that the number of fatalities identified in a 24-hour period exceeded 3,000.