COVID-19 UPDATES IN INDIA (June 22, 2021)

  • Punjab: The state reports 409 new COVID cases, 880 recoveries, and 20 deaths in the past 24 hours. There are 5,968 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 5,968
    Total recoveries: 5,71,207
    Total Death: 15,888
    - State Health Department

  • Karnataka achieved yet another milestone in Covid-19 vaccination by crossing 2 crore doses today. Our aim is to vaccinate every eligible citizen by the end of this year and we are very much on course to accomplish it.

  • Maharashtra: Vaccination will not happen in Pimpri Chinchwad tomorrow as workers of vaccination centres will be given weekly off.
    Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (ANI)

  • Maharashtra: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray directed the School Education Department to evaluate re-starting 10 & 12 classes in villages that have been COVID-free for the past few months & are adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols to ensure that they stay COVID-free in future.
    - CMO, Maharashtra

  • Delta Plus variant of coronavirus is a 'Variant of Concern' in India.
    - Union Health Ministry

  • Maharashtra: 5.52 lakh people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Maharashtra today.
    - State Health Department (reports ANI)

  • More than 6.69 Cr Vaccine doses administered in the age group 18-44, so far.
    More than 32 Lakh vaccine doses administered to 18-44 age group for first dose today.

  • Telangana: The state reports 1,175 new COVID-19 cases, 1,771 recoveries and 10 death today. There are 16,640 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 16,640
    Total recoveries: 5,95,348
    Total Death: 3,586
    - State Health Department

  • West Bengal Government constituted a 10-member expert committee to supervise & monitor the evolving situation & suggest suitable interventions for effective management of the third wave of COVID-19

  • Himachal Pradesh: The state reports 188 new COVID-19 cases, 314 recoveries, and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 2,276 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active Cases: 2,276
    Total Cases: 2,00,791 Total recoveries: 1,95,055
    Total Death: 3,437
    - State Health Department

  • Kerala: The state reports 12,617 new COVID-19 cases, 11,730 recoveries and 141 deaths today.
    Total recoveries: 27,16,284
    TotalDeath: 12,295
    - State Health Department

  • Uttarakhand:The state reports 171 new COVID-19 cases, 221 recoveries and 8 deaths today. There are 2,896 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 2,896
    Total Cases: 3,38,978
    Total recoveries: 3,23,225
    Total Death: 7,052
    - State Health Department

  • Karnataka: The state reports 3,709 new cases, 8,111 recoveries and 139 deaths today. There are 1,18,592 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 1,18,592
    Total Cases: 28,15,029
    Total recoveries: 26,62,250
    Total Death: 34,164
    - State Health Department

  • Pfizer in 'final stages' of getting approval for COVID-19 vaccine in India.
    - CEO

  • Sates Chief Secretaries have been advised to take up immediate containment measures in the dists & clusters (as identified by INSACOG) incl preventing crowds& intermingling of people, widespread testing, prompt tracing as well as vaccine coverage on priority basis.
    - Government of India

  • Union Health Ministry has advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh that the Public Health Response measures, while broadly remaining the same as have been implemented by them earlier, have to become more focused and effective.
    - Government of India (ANI )

  • Union Health Secretary has communicated to these 3 states this variant has been found in genome sequenced samples from Ratnagiri & Jalgaon districts of Maharashtra; Palakkad & Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala; & Bhopal and Shivpuri districts of Madhya Pradesh.
    - Government of India (ANI reports)

  • Based on the recent findings of INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia), the Union Health Ministry has alerted and advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh regarding the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 being found in some districts in these States.
    - Government of India (ANI reports)

  • Manipur: Manipur reports 575 new COVID-19 cases, 649 recoveries and 10 deaths. There are 9,214 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 9,214
    Total Cases: 64,993
    Total recoveries: 54,714
    Total Death: 1,065
    - Health Department, Manipur

  • Delhi didn't receive single dose of vaccine on June 21. After Delhi govt raised voice against Centre's fake vaccination campaign, Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted that Delhi can use doses, which were meant for people of above 45 age, to vaccinate 18+ age group.
    - AAP MLA Atishi (ANI)

  • Delhi: Delhi reports 134 new COVID-19 cases, 467 recoveries and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 1,918 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 1,918
    Total Cases: 14,32,778
    Total recoveries: 14,05,927
    Total Death: 24,933
    Health Department, Delhi

  • Pfizer now in final stages to get approval for COVID-19 vaccine in India. I hope very soon we will finalize an agreement with the govt
    - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla (reports ANI)

  • Goa: Goa reported 303 new COVID-19 cases, 438 recoveries and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 2,920 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 2,920
    Total Cases: 1,64,957
    Total recoveries: 1,59,029
    Total Death: 3,008
    - Health Department, Goa

  • All shops will remain open from 10:00 am to 08:00 pm. All restaurants/bars can remain open with 50% capacity from 10:00 am to 10:30 pm. Night curfew in the city will be from 11:00 pm to 05:00 am.
    - Chandigarh administration (reports ANI)

  • No decision has been taken on Moderna indemnity clause. Discussion is underway.
    - Dr VK Paul, member-health, Niti Aayog (ANI)

  • Vaccine is safe. It is immunogenic and it will save lives. All the doubts have now been laid to rest. We need to vaccinate more people as fast as possible because Delta variant is all around.
    Dr. Naveet Wig, Chairman of AIIMS COVID task force on Covaxin efficacy of 77.8% (reports ANI)

  • Jharkhand: Jharkhand cabinet approves the proposal to declare black fungus as an epidemic.
    - Vandana Dadel, Jharkhand Cabinet Secretary

  • Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is likely to get clearance from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) today.
    - Sources

  • 3 states in northeast India buckle up to respond to COVID emergency supported by Govt of Japan & UNDP. 3 civil hospitals in Tura, Nongpoh & Jowai in Meghalaya now have emergency oxygen supply available to provide intensive care treatment to critical COVID patients.
    - Embassy of Japan

  • The plants were launched today by CM of Meghalaya. A total of 8 oxygen generation plants are being installed in Northeast states of Meghalaya, Nagaland & Tripura with the help of Govt of Japan and UNDP. The plants have capacity to serve approximately 1,300 beds.
    - Embassy of Japan

  • Broadly speaking, both Indian vaccines we're using in COVID vaccination program- Covishield & Covaxin -are effective against Delta variant. But to what extent & what's the proportion of antibody titers that they produce, that we would share with you shortly.
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • The National Health Authority, Union Health Ministry & MEA together are planning a global webinar in which such potentially interested countries would be invited & we would be more than willing to share the technology and solution with them.
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • In spite of criticism at times, CoWIN has mostly received praises. It has established itself as a very robust, all-inclusive, simple IT-based platform. Therefore, a large number of countries are interested in taking the technology & using it.
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • In India, 16 of the 22 cases of Delta Plus variant have been found in Ratnagiri and Jalgaon (Maharashtra) and some cases in Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • Delta variant is found in 80 nations, incl India. It's considered 'variant of concern'. Delta Plus found in 9 nations -US, UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Poland, Nepal, China & Russia; 22 cases found in India. Variant is in category of 'variant of interest'
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • More than half of the doses administered over the last few weeks were inoculated in rural areas, which makes it clear that rural outreach is possible. We are fully hopeful & confident that it's completely possible for us to cover rural areas.
    - Dr. VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog

  • 46% of the people who received the vaccine yesterday were women and 53% were men. We have to work on this imbalance, create awareness among women and bring them forward.
    - Dr. VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog

  • Rural coverage of vaccines has been remarkably emphasized. 63.7% of the total vaccine doses administered yesterday were in villages and 36% in urban areas.
    - Dr. VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog

  • MP administered highest number of doses over 17 Lakh. Over 11 lakh doses in Karnataka, over 7 lakh in UP, 5.75 lakh in Bihar, 5.15 lakh in Haryana & Gujarat, 4.60 lakh in Rajasthan, 3.97 lakh in Tamil Nadu, 3.85 lakh in Maharashtra & 3.68 lakh in Assam -top 10 states.
    - Health Secretary

  • Between June 15 and June 21, there were 553 districts in the country where the positivity rate was less than 5 per cent.
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • India achieved a historic milestone of 88.09 lakh doses administered in a single day on 21st June 2021.
    - Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary

  • There've been reports alleging non-supply of free vaccines for 18+ group by Delhi govt amid the free COVID vaccination drive. It's clarified that GoI had ensured that full supplies of vaccines under direct state procurement are provided to states before June 21
    - Health Ministry

  • Karnataka: Govt allows functioning of all shops (other than air-conditioned shops, air-conditioned shopping complexes and malls) from 6 am to 1 pm in Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Davanagere, and Chamarajanagara districts with immediate effect and until 5 am of July 5, 2021.
    - Reports ANI

  • Andhra Pradesh: The state reports 4,169 new COVID-19 cases, 8,376 recoveries, and 53 deaths. There are 53,880 active cases are undergoing treatment.
    Active cases: 53,880
    Total recoveries: 17,91,056
    Total Death: 12,416
    - State Health Department

  • Navi Mumbai municipal corporation has started a 30 plus vaccination drive at NMMC schools

  • Covaxin shows 77.8 % efficacy in phase 3 trial data in review by subject expert committee (SEC).
    - Sources

  • Every variant comes with a different kind of clinical response. In the previous variant, the oxygen level was dropping but we don't know what kind of consequences Delta plus variant will come with.
    - Dr Subhradip Karmakar, associate professor, department of biochemistry, AIIMS

  • In India, the numbers are still very low. It is still a variant of interest & not a variant of concern yet, as the number of infected people is low.
    - Dr Subhradip Karmakar, associate professor, department of biochemistry, AIIMS

  • Delta plus has additional mutant K417N, which converts Delta (B.1.617.2) to Delta plus. There are speculations that this mutant is more contagious and it's 35-60% more infectious compared to alpha variant. It could be potentially contagious.
    - Dr Subhradip Karmakar, associate professor, department of biochemistry, AIIMS

  • Karnataka: The expert committee has also give recommendations regarding opening of schools & colleges. Students and teachers will be given priority in vaccination.
    - BS Yediyurappa, Chief Minister, Karnataka

  • Karnataka: In order to control 3rd wave of #COVID19 a detailed discussion was held with a expert committee. The committee has made some important recommendations regarding safety measures for children, medical oxygen availability, post-COVID health issues.
    - BS Yediyurappa, Chief Minister, Karnataka

  • Chhattisgarh: As of today, there's sufficient vaccine (in state). In vaccination drive that began y'day, number of people (who were inoculated) doubled as compared to earlier. But we've to do more, see that around 2 lakh people get vaccinated daily - that's our target.
    - Health Minister, Chhattisgarh

  • Rahul Gandhi releases white paper on Covid, aiming to help prepare for third wave.

  • Govt has made all preparations for 3rd wave, we've appointed an experts committee of doctors. Based on their suggestions, we've started everything regarding infrastructure, equipment & manpower training. Task Force, under my chairmanship, is giving approval for everything.
    - Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Goa

  • Most tourism activities are closed (in state). We can think of restarting it only after first dose of vaccine has been administered to everyone, that means only after 30th July. Third wave is being spoken about, we can decide accordingly. At present, we can't predict.
    - Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Goa

  • In phase 3 vaccination, for 18+, we set up camps at every gram panchayat, every municipality of Goa. I think at present 60% of our population has already received their 1st dose. Our target is to vaccinate 100% of the people with their 1st dose by 30th July.
    - Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Goa

  • 90% of people who have died could have been saved. The biggest reason for this was the lack of oxygen at the time. While there is no shortage of oxygen in the country. PM's tears did not save the lives of people but oxygen could have.
    - Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader

  • Madhya Pradesh: So far five cases of the Delta Plus variant (of #COVID19) have been reported in Madhya Pradesh. Four out of five people who got the vaccine are healthy. One has died.
    - Prabhuram Choudhary, Health Minister, Madhya Pradesh

  • It's clear that management of the first & second wave of COVID was disastrous, & we've tried to point out the reasons behind it. I would even go so far as to say that there might be waves even after the third wave of COVID19 as the virus is mutating.
    - Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader

  • The aim of this white paper on COVID19 is not finger-pointing at the government but to help the nation prepare for the third wave of infection. The whole country knows that a third wave will strike.
    - Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader

  • Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh administered the highest number of vaccines yesterday with 16,95,592 jabs. Our target was 10 lakh. Indore has also set a record and administered 2,23,628 doses.
    - Vishwas Sarang, Medical Education Minister

  • Subject Expert Committee to meet today to review the Phase 3 data of Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN.
    - Govt sources

  • India administered 86.16 lakh (86,16,373) vaccine doses in a single day yesterday; Highest ever single day vaccination achieved in the world so far.
    - Ministry of Health

  • India administered 86.16 lakh vaccine doses in a single day; Highest ever single day vaccination achieved in the world so far.
    Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 40th consecutive day.
    Recovery Rate increases to 96.49%
    Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5%, currently at 3.21%
    Daily positivity rate at 2.56%, less than 5% for 15 consecutive days.
    Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 39.40 cr tests total conducted.
    28.87 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
    - Ministry of Health

  • Total vaccine doses administered (so far): 28,87,66,201
    Total vaccine doses administered (in last 24 hours): 86,16,373

  • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, 16,64,360 samples were tested yesterday. There are 39,40,72,142* samples tested for COVID-19 up to June 21, 2021.

  • India reported 42,640 new coronavirus(COVID-19) cases [ lowest in 91 days].
    81,839     patients have been discharged from the hospital due to their good health condition. There are 1,167 deaths reported in last 24 hours. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, 16,64,360 samples were tested yesterday.

    Total Cases: 2,99,77,861
    Active Cases: 6,62,521
    Recovered Cases: 2,89,26,038
    Total Deaths: 3,89,302
    Total Vaccination: 28,87,66,201

    - Ministry of Health
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