Top 10 Covid updates: Situation in Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh of maximum concern, says Centre
A look at the biggest developments of the day. Updated 3 hours ago People stand in a queue to register for a coronavirus test, at a testing centre in Allahabad on April 6, 2021. | Sanjay Kanojia/AFP
India on Tuesday recorded 96,982 coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally to 1,26,86,049. The toll went up to 1,65,547 after 446 deaths were registered in the last day. India’s number of active cases stood at 7,88,223, while the number of recoveries reached 1,17,32,279. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat accounted for 80.04%
of the new cases registered in the last day, government data showed.
Covid-19 Spreading At Faster Pace Than Last Year, Next 4 Weeks Crucial: Centre
The pandemic situation in the country has worsened with a sharp rise in cases and a large part of the population is still susceptible to the virus, said the Centre File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-06T21:13:54+05:30 Covid-19 Spreading At Faster Pace Than Last Year, Next 4 Weeks Crucial: Centre outlookindia.com 2021-04-06T21:28:20+05:30
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With the country witnessing a massive spike in the number of Covid-19, on Tuesday, the Centre said that an increase in the intensity of the pandemic has led COVID-19 to spread at a faster pace than 2020. The government termed the next four weeks are very critical to control the spread of the virus and stressed on people s participation to control the second wave of the contagion.
: Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 9:59 PM IST
Fallacy that vaccination process controlled by state, current phase for vulnerable sections, clarifies Union Health Secretary
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New Delhi: Criticism came from various quarters over Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan s remark today that the aim is not to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it .
Responding to a set of three questions sent by ANI seeking clarification on this, Health Secretary Bhushan said that it was a fallacy that vaccination process controlled by the state, current phase for vulnerable sections, we are following a dynamic supply-demand mapping model.
India placed 2nd after US in daily vaccination numbers
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New Delhi, April 6 : The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that India is placed second after the US in terms of daily Covid-19 vaccination numbers.
Accoriding to the Health Ministry data, the US has been vaccinating at an average of over 30 lakh (30,53,566) people per day, while India is inculcating more than 26 lakh daily (26,53,533).
Brazil is in the third position after India, with an average of 6,23,445 vaccinations per day, while the UK with a daily average of 4,13,521 vaccinations occupies the fourth spot, according to the Health Ministry data.
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