COVID-19 UPDATES IN INDIA (June 21, 2021)

  • Maharashtra: Out of 21 cases of Delta plus variant detected in Maharashtra, 9 are from Ratnagiri, 7 from Jalgaon, 2 from Mumbai, and one each from Palghar, Thane & Sindhudurg. We are ascertaining their vaccination status & travel history.
    - Rajesh Tope, Health Minister, Maharashtra State

  • Maharashtra: Vaccination to start for all above 18 years in Maharashtra from Tuesday.

  • Bharat Biotech submitted Phase 3 clinical trials data of COVAXIN to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) over the weekend.
    - Govt sources

  • Maharashtra: Delta plus variant of coronavirus has been detected in 21 people in Maharashtra.
    - Rajesh Tope, Health Minister, Maharashtra State

  • Punjab: The state reports 340 new COVID-19 cases, 1,271 recoveries and 24 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 6,477 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 6,477
    Total recoveries: 5,70,327
    Total Death: 15,854
    - State Health Department

  • Bihar: Bihar government gives relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions, all shops to open on alternative days till 7pm daily, parks to open b/w 6am & 12 noon, maximum 25 people allowed in wedding ceremonies.

  • Haryana: The state reports 162 new COVID-19 cases, 287 recoveries and 29 deaths today. There are 2,337 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 2,337
    Total Cases: 7,67,580
    Total recoveries: 7,55,968
    Total Death: 9,275
    - State Health Department

  • Maharashtra: Maharashtra reports 6,270 new COVID-19 cases, 13,758 recoveries, and 94 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 1,24,398 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 1,24,398
    Total Cases: 59,79,051
    Total recoveries: 57,33,215
    Total Death: 1,18,3131
    - Maharashtra State Health Department

  • Mumbai [Maharashtra]: Mumbai reports 521 new COVID-19 cases, 685 recoveries and 7 deaths in the past 24 hours. There are 14,637 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 14,637
    Total Cases: 7,21,891
    Total recoveries: 6,89,675
    Total Death: 15,305
    - Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai

  • More than 80 lakh doses of anti-COVID vaccine have been administered so far, on day one of the implementation of 'Revised Guidelines for COVID Vaccination' today
    - Union Health Ministry

  • Chandigarh: Chandigarh reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, 56 recoveries and 0 deaths today.
    Total number of active cases in the UT is 311
    - Health Department, Chandigarh

  • Today’s record-breaking vaccination numbers are gladdening. Vaccine remains our strongest weapon against COVID. Congratulations to those who got vaccinated & kudos to all frontline warriors working hard to ensure so many citizens got the vaccine. Well done India
    - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

  • Karnataka: The state reports 4,867 new cases, 8,404 recoveries and 142 deaths today. There are 1,23,134 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 1,23,134
    Total Cases: 28,11,320
    Total recoveries: 26,54,139
    Total Death: 34,025
    - State Health Department

  • Tamil Nadu: The state reports 7,427 new COVID-19 cases, 15,281 recoveries and 189 deaths today. There are 61,329 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 61,329
    Total recoveries: 23,37,209
    Total Death: 31,386
    - State Health Department

  • Manipur: Manipur reports 353 new COVID-19 cases, 660 recoveries and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 9,298 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 9,298
    Total recoveries: 54,065
    Total Death: 1,055
    - Manipur Health Department

  • West Bengal : Bodies likely to be infected with COVID are reaching West Bengal from UP, floating in the river. Several such bodies have been spotted. River water is getting polluted. We are pulling out the bodies from the river and forming last rites.
    Mamata Banerjee, CM, West Bengal

  • Uttarakhand: The state reports 163 new cases, 323 recoveries and 8 deaths today. There are 2,694 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    The recovery rate in the State is 95.34%
    Active cases: 2,964
    Total Cases: 3,38,807
    Total Recoveries: 3,23,004
    Total Death: 7,044
    - State Health Department

  • Goa: Goa reports 218 new COVID-19 cases, 413 recoveries and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 3,066 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Recovery rate: 96.32%
    Active cases: 3,066
    Total recoveries: 1,58,591
    Death toll: 2,997
    - Health Department, Goa

  • Kerala: The state reports 7,499 new COVID-o19 cases, 13,596 recoveries and 94 deaths today.
    Total recoveries: 27,04,554
    Total Death: 12,154
    - State Health Department

  • Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh administered 13,72,054 vaccine doses today till 6pm, during a mega inoculation drive against COVID-19.

  • PGIMER, Chandigarh has been sanctioned funds from UT Admin for COVID -19 serosurvey among the paediatric population. Survey is expected to start this week & will involve over 2000 children & is expected to be over in one month's time
    - PGIMER Director Prof Jagat Ram
    (ANI)

  • Bihar: From June 23 to July 6, government and non-government offices will function at 100% capacity, shops to open till 7 pm, night curfew will remain in force from 9 pm to 5 am. Parks and gardens to be open from 6 am to 12 noon.
    - Nitish Kumar, Bihar CM

  • Telangana: The state reports 1197 new COVID-19 cases, 1707 recoveries and 9 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 17,246 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active Cases: 17,246
    Total cases: 6,14,399
    Total recoveries: 5,93,577
    Total Death: 3,576 Active cases 17,246
    - State Health Department

  • Russian vaccine Sputnik V that was expected to be administered in few hospitals of Delhi has been delayed for few more days.
    - Sources

  • Andhra Pradesh: The state reports 2,620 new COVID-19 cases, 7,504 recoveries, and 44 deaths. There are 58,140 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 58,140
    Total recoveries: 17,82,680
    Total Death: 12,363
    - State Health Department

  • More than 69 lakh doses of anti-COVID vaccine administered on day one of the implementation of 'Revised Guidelines for Covid Vaccination' today
    - Union Health Ministry

  • Our youth leads the way to defeat the pandemic. A youngster in Chandigarh gets his vaccination dose at a free Government COVID-19 vaccination centre.
    - Ministry of Health

  • Karnataka: Karnataka govt includes Udupi, Bengaluru Rural, Shivamogga, Ballari, Chitradurga & Vijayapura districts to Category I of COIVD guidelines; paving way for reopening of all shops (except for malls), hotels, restaurants, eateries, bars & clubs between 6am & 5pm in these districts.

  • A special message from Shri Ravi Kishan, MP - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh urging people to come forward and get vaccinated during the free #COVID vaccination drive at Government Vaccination Centres.
    - Ministry of Health

  • Delhi: The Centre pressured officials in Delhi to publish advertisements in newspapers thanking it for providing free Covid vaccines for all from June 21, while the city has got only 57 lakh doses so far against the 2.94 crore needed.
    - Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister

  • Assam: Assam government issues fresh guidelines regarding Covid-induced restrictions; allows movement of individuals in 8 districts including South Salmara, Bongaigaon, Chirang, & Udalguri from 5 am to 5 pm daily.

  • Delhi: The Central government will be supplying only 15 lakh Covid vaccine doses for use in the national capital in July, and it will take around 16 more months to inoculate the city's entire population at this rate.
    - Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister

  • Delhi: Delhi reports 89 new COVID-19 cases, 173 recoveries and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 1,996 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 1,996
    Total Cases: 14,32,381
    Total recoveries: 14,05,460
    Total Death: 24,925
    - Health Department, Delhi

  • More than 47 lakh doses of anti-COVID vaccine administered on day one of the implementation of 'Revised Guidelines for Covid Vaccination' today.
    - Union Health Ministry

  • The Prime Minister has taken a historic decision to provide free vaccine jabs to people above 18 years of age. This is an important decision in the fight against COVID-19.
    - Home Minister Amit Shah in Gandhinagar, his parliamentary constituency

  • Earlier many political leaders raised several questions against the COVID-19 vaccine. I want to ask a question to the political leaders who termed themselves guinea pigs (while raising questions against the vaccine) that what changed now.
    - JP Nadda, BJP chief

  • Delhi: Today I visit a vaccination centre at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. The vaccination drive is going smoothly here. This (ongoing nationwide inoculation drive) is the world's largest & fastest vaccination program.
    - JP Nadda, BJP chief

  • Maharashtra: Till now, there are 7,998 cases of Mucormycosis including 729 deaths in Maharashtra. 4,398 patients are currently under treatment for the disease.
    - Maharashtra State Health Department

  • Bihar: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad visits a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Patna .
    I will visit 5 vaccination centres & will meet people who are receiving vaccine. Over 1 crore people got vaccine in Bihar.
    - Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister & Patna Sahib MP

  • Karnataka: We should be able to do 5-8 lakh vaccinations today. Our target is to complete vaccination for the adult population in the State before December.
    Dr K Sudhakar, Health Minister, Karnataka

  • The country doesn't know if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has yet vaccinated himself or not. If you (Rahul Gandhi) haven't got the COVID-19 vaccine yet, my humble appeal is that, please get yourself vaccinated.
    Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Bihar's Patna

  • Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today visited CGHS Dispensary in Sarojini Nagar to inaugurate the free vaccination campaign
    Free COVID19 vaccination for all adults starts from today.

  • Madhya Pradesh: On one hand we're strengthening healthcare infrastructure & conducting maximum testing, and on the other hand we have to ensure mass vaccination.
    - Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on free COVID19 vaccination for all adults from today

  • Do know about the government's new vaccination policy ?
    If 'No' then you need to know about the government's New vaccination policy.

    1. Centre will buy 75% of total vaccine production from manufacturers and give it to States free of cost; no state government will have to spend on procurement
    2. All above 18 years of age in the country will get free vaccination at government facilities
    3. Vaccine distribution to states/UTs will be based on population, Covid burden, and inoculation progress, among other such criteria
    4. Private sector hospitals will continue to procure 25% of vaccines directly from manufacturers, with service charge capped at Rs 150 per dose over fixed price
    5. All government and private vaccination centers will provide onsite registration facility, available both for individuals and groups as well
    6. The procedure of onsite registration will be detailed and finalized by states/UTs

  • Gujarat: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Kalol railway bridge, in Gandhinagar.
    Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel also present.

  • Central government has decided to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccination in July and August.
    - Amit Shah, Home Minister

  • Ahmedabad: Under PM Modi's leadership, a new stage in fight against Corona begins today. PM had made an important decision that from 21st June people who are 18 yrs of age & above will be vaccinated free of cost by Cental Govt & the process of vaccination will be sped up.
    - Amit Shah, Home Minister

  • Delhi: Lodhi Garden reopens for the public with certain limitations today "While only jogging, walking & running will be permitted in the parks, open gym or yoga will not be allowed."
    - New Delhi Municipal Council in a guideline

  • Uttarakhand: SIT probing the fake COVID testings during Haridwar Kumbh Mela issues notices to the firms named in the case - Max Corporate Services of Delhi, Nalwa Laboratories Pvt Ltd of Haryana and Dr Lalchandani Labs - for questioning. The SIT has given them four days to appear.

  • Relevance of Yoga has increased during COVID-19. Yoga has helped us to maintain our physical & mental health. We should make Yoga or other physical activities a part of our daily life. These will help us to increase our immunity against coronavirus.
    - Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister

  • India's Active Caseload declines to 7,02,887.
    India reports 53,256 new cases in last 24 hours; lowest in 88 days.
    2,88,44,199 Total Recoveries across the country so far.
    Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 39th consecutive day.
    Recovery Rate increases to 96.36%
    Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5%, currently at 3.32%
    Daily positivity rate at 3.83%, less than 5% for 14 consecutive days.
    78,190 patients recovered during last 24 hours.
    Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 39.24 cr tests total conducted.
    28.00 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
    - Ministry of Health

  • Total vaccine doses administered (so far):28,00,36,898
    Total vaccine doses administered (in last 24 hours): 30,39,996

  • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, 13,88,699 samples were tested yesterday. There are 39,24,07,782* samples tested for COVID-19 up to June 20, 2021.

  • India reported 53,256 new coronavirus(COVID-19) cases [ lowest in 88 days].
    78,190     patients have been discharged from the hospital due to their good health condition. There are 1,422 deaths reported in last 24 hours. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, 13,88,699 samples were tested yesterday.

    Total Cases: 2,99,35,221
    Active Cases: 7,02,887
    Recovered Cases: 2,88,44,199
    Total Deaths: 3,88,135
    Total Vaccination: 28,00,36,898

    - Ministry of Health
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