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India registered 80,834 new Covid-19 cases and 3,303 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases declined by 54,531, bringing the active caseload to 10,26,159. Meanwhile, Karnataka will relax its Covid-19 lockdown from June 14 in all districts except 11 which are showing high positivity rate. Night curfew will be in effect from 7 pm to 5 am in all other districts along with a weekend curfew, which will be in place from 7 pm on Friday till 5 am Monday starting from June 14.
During the Covid pandemic, people with lung problems have been at the most risk of getting infected. The virus attacks the lungs first and then spreads to the other parts of the body. Keep measuring your oxygen and blood sugar level and seek a doctor's advice if you witness the symptoms.
By the end of this year, India is likely to have about half a dozen vaccines. US biotechnology company Novovax, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Zydus Cadila and other pharma companies are expected to roll out their vaccines in India by the end of 2021. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that vaccine wastage numbers are still on a higher side which needs to be brought down.
According to the Health Ministry, a total of 2,07,071 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 2,65,97,655 Covid cases till date. The recovery rate stands at 92.79%.