India logs 2.59 lakh fresh Covid cases, 1,761 deaths in 24 hours
The country’s total caseload now stands at 1,53,21,089 with 20,31,977 active Covid-19 cases. This is the sixth straight day that the country has recorded over 2 lakh cases.
The country’s total caseload now stands at 1,53,21,089 with 20,31,977 active Covid-19 cases. This is the sixth straight day that the country has recorded over 2 lakh cases.
The country’s total caseload now stands at 1,50,61,919 with 19,29,329 active Covid-19 cases. This is the fifth straight day that the country has recorded over 2 lakh cases.
This is clear from the order of the Division Bench which has directed West Bengal’s chief electoral officer and all District Magistrates to abide by the norms relating to Covid, and endorsed by the Election Commission.
He tweeted, “In view of the Covid situation, I am suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal. I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances.”
Expressing concern over the snow balling of new Covid- 19 infections in Kashmir as worrying, the MPs in a statement said that the administration has failed to learn lessons from first wave of Covid-19 to improve its response to the emerging new Covid-19 peak in Kashmir. They stated that people are yet to tide over the rampage induced by Covid-19 and the subsequent failed lockdowns.
A total of 18,63,623 vaccine doses were given on Monday, taking the total vaccinations in the country to 3,17,71,661 on the 59th day of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination, as per the provisional report shared by the ministry.
This was stated here today by chief minister, B S Yediyurappa, immediately after the high level technical committee meeting that he had convened to discuss the situation arising out of the fast spreading virus in the state.
For the second consecutive day, the active cases have increased by more than 8,000 and the total active Covid-19 caseload has gone up to 2,19,262 which accounts for 1.93 per cent of the total cases in the country.
The cumulative tally of the cases has risen to 1,13,59,048 while the death toll has reached 1,58,607. Two states accounted for as much as 67 per cent of the new cases. Maharashtra reported 15,602 cases in the last 24 hours whereas Punjab recorded its highest single-day tally this year with 1,515 new cases.
Eight states displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases over the last three weeks
