PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19

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  • India reports less than 1 lakh cases for the 3rd Day
  • 94,052 new cases in last 24 hours
  • 1,51,367 patients recovered during last 24 hours
  • Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 28th consecutive day
  • 2,76,55,493 total Recoveries across the country so far
  • Recovery Rate increases to 94.77%
  • Daily positivity rate at 4.69%, less than 10% for 17 consecutive days.
  • Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 37.21 cr tests total conducted
  • Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive crosses 24 Cr mark (24,27,26,693)

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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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COVID-19 UPDATE

  1. India reports less than 1 lakh Daily New Cases for the 3rd successive day

 

  1. India’s Active Caseload further declines to less than 12 lakh after 60 days

 

  1. Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 28th consecutive day

 

  1. Recovery Rate increases to 94.77%

 

  1. Daily Positivity Rate stands at 4.69%, less than 10% positivity for 17 continuous days

 

India has reported 94,052 Daily New Cases in the last 24 hours.The country has recorded less than 1 lakh Daily New Cases for 3 continuous days now. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload.The country’s Active Caseload today stands at 11,67,952. A net decline of 63,463 is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now 4.00% of the country’s total Positive Cases.As more people are getting recovered from COVID infection, India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 28th consecutive day. 1,51,367 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.57,315 more recoveries were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to the daily new cases.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725848

 

COVID-19 Vaccination UPDATE

  • eVIN used by Health Ministry for inventory management of Vaccines under UIP and tracking storage temperature data of UIP Vaccines

 

  • Union Govt committed to preventing any misuse of this sensitive eVIN data for unauthorised commercial purposes

 

  • Union Govt also committed to transparency in COVID-19 vaccination programme including data associated with it as reflected on Co-WIN

Some media reports have highlighted the letter of the Union health Ministry to States/UTs regarding the eVIN inventory and temperature data.The Government’s advice to States/UTs to obtain permission of the Union Ministry of Health before sharing the E-VIN data & analytics related to vaccines stocks and the temperature at which they are stored, is solely to prevent any misuse of this data by various agencies for commercial purpose.

Details:https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725882

 

Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses the WHO High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed the first meeting of the World Health Organization High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action, here yesternight through Video Conference. The meeting was attended by several dignitaries and national heads and representatives of various stakeholders like World Bank, UNDP, UNHRC, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) etc.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725863

 

Oxygen Expresses deliver nearly 28000 MT of LMO to the Nation

  • 397 Oxygen Expresses complete Oxygen deliveries across the country
  • Oxygen Expresses transported 1628 tankers of LMO so far and bring relief to 15 States
  • More than 3900 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) offloaded in Tamil Nadu by Oxygen Expresses
  • Oxygen Expresses offloaded more than 3100 and 3400 MT of LMO in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka respectively
  • 614 MT of Oxygen has been offloaded in Maharashtra, nearly 3797 MT in Uttar Pradesh, 656 MT in Madhya Pradesh, 5722 MT in Delhi, 2354 MT in Haryana, 98 MT in Rajasthan, 3450 MT in Karnataka, 320 MT in Uttarakhand, 3972 MT in Tamil Nadu, 3130 MT in Andhra Pradesh, 225 MT in Punjab, 513 MT in Kerala, 2765 MT in Telangana, 38 MT in Jharkhand and 400 MT in Assam

 

Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) to various states across the country.Oxygen Expresses crossed mark of 28000 MT of LMO delivery in service to the Nation yesterday.So far, till yesterday, Indian Railways has delivered nearly 28060 MT of LMO in more than 1628 tankers to various states across the country.It may be noted that 397 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various States.

Details:https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725720

Hybrid Multiply Face Masks: An Alternative to N95 Respirator

Parisodhana Technologies Pvt. Ltd. was supported partly by BIRAC and IKP Knowledge Park, under the Fast-Track COVID-19 fund to develop hybrid multiply face masks, SHG-95® (Billion Social Masks). These ‘Made in India’ face masks provide high particulate (>90%) and bacterial filtration efficiency (>99%). The face masks so developed ensure high breathability, have comfortable ear loops, and are convenient to be used even in tropical conditions since they are prepared from purely hand weaved cotton contact materials. A special filtration layer is an added advantage. The cost of these hand washable and reusable face masks has been estimated as INR 50-75 per piece by the company, making it affordable for general public as well.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725826

 

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan dedicates to the nation Jumbo COVID-care facility in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today dedicated to the nation, a 114 bedded COVID Care Facility in Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of SAIL in Chhattisgarh. This hospital is equipped with gaseous oxygen and has been set up after laying a pipeline of 1.5 Km for supply of gaseous oxygen from the plant. This is the first phase of this project which aims to scale up to reach a total of 500 oxygenated beds in the subsequent two more phases. The centre has a facility of double oxygen backup supply. Apart from gaseous oxygen as the main source, there is also provision of back-up of stored Liquid Medical Oxygen.The facility is also equipped with necessary internet & telecom services to facilitate IT requirements and remote consultancy.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725915

 

Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi reviews Haj preparations and status of vaccination

The Minister said that a nationwide campaign will be launched by various social and educational institutions to “curb and crush” rumours and apprehension regarding the vaccination drive going on in India. “State Haj Committees, Waqf Boards, their associated organisations, Central Waqf Council, Maulana Azad Education Foundation and other social and educational institutions will be part of the campaign,” he added.

Details:https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725961

 

Inputs from PIB Field Offices

Kerala:All popular holiday destinations in Kerala may soon be declared as complete “vaccinated zones” as the state government is mulling to provide Covid-19 jab to everyone in the tourism sector, which had suffered massive losses due to the pandemic. State Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riyas told the state Assembly today that the government has already started providing vaccines to those working in the industry after including them in the prioritised list considering them as front line Covid fighters. The State government has also decided to initiate steps to set up a vaccine manufacturing unit at the Life Science Park in the state capital. A working group will be formed which will take up the discussions with major vaccine manufacturers and initiate the steps for production. Meanwhile, the state reported 16,204 new Covid cases yesterday and the TPR stood at 14.09 %. With 156 new fatalities, the death toll mounted to 10,437. So far a total of 1,09,20,453 people have been vaccinated in the state. Out of this, 87,15,715 received first dose and 22,04,738, second dose.

 

Tamil Nadu:TN assembly session will begin at KalaivanarArangam from June 21 following Covid19 protocols; MLAs and all Assembly staff to have a Covid negative to be allowed inside. Overturning its earlier decision, Tamil Nadu government has decided not to hold entrance exams for admission to Class 11 and instead increase the number of seats by 10-15 per cent in government and government-aided schools. Tamil Nadu Health Secretary has sent an urgent message to the Centre, stating that the state has run out of vaccine stocks. Over 3,800 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) have been delivered to Tamil Nadu through 56 oxygen express trains till date. State Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said as many as 1,052 cases of Mucormycosis were reported in the state so far. TN reported 17,321 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 405 deaths on Wednesday, taking the State’s tally to 22,92,025 and toll to 28,170. Till date 1,02,18,925 have been vaccinated across the State, of which 81,07,953 received first dose and 21,10,972 received second dose.

 

Karnataka:As per the State Government bulletin released for 09-06-2021, New Cases Reported: 10,959; New Covid Deaths: 192. Around 1,75,966 were vaccinated yesterday with a total of 1,59,33,071 have been vaccinated in the state till now. Doctors are being trained to treat children as a precautionary measure in the wake of the experts’ view that children are likely to be infected by the third wave of the corona. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizer DV SadanandaGowda said on Wednesday that the Centre had provided 15,520 Vials of Amphotericin-B injection to the state for the treatment of black fungus.The state government will launch a free vaccination drive from Thursday that will cover 10,000 sportspersons in Karnataka. The Department of Railways has so far delivered 3,340 tonnes of oxygen to Karnataka. The government released Rs 2,000 subsidy to registered street vendors under the DeendayalAntyodaya Scheme of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department

 

Andhra Pradesh: State reported 8766 new Covid-19 cases after testing 93,511 samples with 67 deaths, while 12,292 got discharged during the last 24 hours. A total of 1,12,24,580 doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the state as on yesterday, which include 86,27,811 first doses and 25,96,769 second doses. Principal Secretary (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal said that AP has purchased yet another 16,54,000 doses of vaccines from various companies which are yet to come, while under the Central government quota, 51,40,000 doses are expected by June. He announced that the first dose of corona vaccine will be administered by July 10 to mothers having children below the age of five. The government has decided to vaccinate the elderly without any Aadhaar card. Meanwhile, junior resident doctors have called off their strike and are resuming duties from today.

 

 

Telangana:The State Government has decided to cancel the Intermediate Second Year (12th Class) examinations due to the prevailing pandemic situation. As many as 1813 new Covid cases and 17 fatalities were reported yesterday taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,96,813 and deaths to 3426. State Finance Minister Shri Harish Rao and the Chief Secretary Shri Somesh Kumar yesterday reviewed the progress of Covid vaccination drive in the state with concerned officials and decided to inoculate 10 lakh people in the next four days covering super spreaders/high risk groups in major urban local bodies. It has also been decided to include dialysis and thalassemia patients, employees of banks, postal, revenue and electricity departments and Self-Help Group women in the priority list. A total of 1,63,578 people of all categories received first dose  of Covid vaccine and 10,724 received second dose yesterday taking the cumulative number of people who received first dose in the state to 57,48,744 and second dose to 14,69,555.

 

Maharashtra: The second wave of corona is continuously receding in the state. The number of new cases has remained low since last Monday after the districts were divided into different levels and the restrictions were relaxed accordingly. In the state, 16,379 patients were cured from corona on Wednesday. As a result, the total number of cured patients has reached 55,97,304. As a result, the recovery rate of patients in the state has also improved to 95.45 percent. The number of daily cases in Pune is still higher than other cities, followed by Mumbai and Kolhapur.

Gujarat:  Amidst the decreasing cases of corona, the Gujarat government has decided to relax the restrictions from June 11 to 26. During this period, hotels and restaurants, gyms can operate with 50 per cent capacity from 9 am to 7 pm. However, night curfew will continue between 9 pm and 6 am in 36 cities, officials said. On June 9 (Wednesday), 644 cases of corona infection were registered, while 10 people died. The number of active cases of corona in the state is 13683, while so far 794703 people have reached home after recovering. The small village of Dugdol in Banaskantha district with a population of about 3000 remained free from corona due to self-discipline. 2,66,223 people were vaccinated on Wednesday and it includes 1,87,269 people in the age group of 18-44 years. In all, a total of 1.91 crore people have been vaccinated so far.

Rajasthan: In the last seven days, at least 50 persons succumbed to mucormycosis or black fungus in the state, which takes the total number of deaths due to black fungus to 128. Active cases are now only 1.2% of the state’s overall positive cases. In the last 24 hours, the state reported 30 Covid deaths while 520 tested positive taking the casualty count to 8,749 and overall tally to 9,48,024. In collaboration with the local-self government (LSG) department, the health department is planning to organise special vaccination camps for people living in shelters (homeless people) in the state.

Madhya Pradesh: Markets opened today in Bhopal after a two month break.Vaccination of 15,000 shopkeepers was done in the 39 special camps arranged for them. Private offices started functioning with 50% attendance. Hotels,resorts are also allowed to open. Restaurants can provide take home and home delivery. There were 537 new infection cases in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. More than 10 cases have been reported in 7 districts of the state.179 new cases were found in Indore and 124 in Bhopal.46 in Jabalpur. The number of cases of Black Fungus are reducing and number stands at 1056 now.

Chhattisgarh: 72 lakh 1,826 vaccines have been administered in Chhattisgarh so far, to prevent corona infection. The state ranks among the first two states in immunization of health workers and figures among the first ten states to vaccinate citizens above 45 years of age. More than 9 lakh in the age group of 18 years and above have received the first dose of vaccine so far. 90 percent health workers, 100 percent frontline workers and 77 percent citizens of the state above 45 years of age have also been given the first dose to prevent corona infection. In urban areas of Chhattisgarh, people living in slums are getting the benefit of regular check-up-treatment-medicine from Mobile Medical Units (MMUs), which has proved to be very useful in controlling the infection and till date, ten thousand camps have been organized under this scheme.

Goa:  Stating that the TikaUtsav has enabled the government to reach out to people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the State government was contemplating on launching TikaUtsav 3.0 to vaccinate maximum people in the age group of 18-44. The State government has dropped the proposal of purchasing Ivermectin after the central government recently dropped the anti-parasitic drug from its Covid management protocol. 456 new COVID-19 cases were identified on Wednesday, which takes the number of active cases to 5790. Also, 16 deaths were reported on Wednesday. The state’s recovery rate stands at 94.61%

Assam:The positivity rate of the Covid-19 went up slightly to 3.24 percent on Wednesday when 3,751 new cases were detected in the State. Fifty-five people died of the virus on Wednesday. Assam Health Minister KeshavMahanta on Wednesday stated that the vaccination process will be completed by August 15 in the state. Mahanta informed that the Covid vaccines will be available in the state from June 21.

Manipur:Seven fatalities, 775 new positive cases reported in the state.State records another post-vaccination fatality.Negative Covid certificate now needed to open pharmacies/oil pumps. Drive conducted to check certificates in the state.The number of persons vaccinated in Manipur reached 4,41,745.

Meghalaya:Recoveries continue to overshadow fresh cases in the state. 507 people recuperated from the virus as against 448 fresh cases.The genome sequencing report received by state government on Wednesday has revealed the presence of the highly infectious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Meghalaya resulting in a higher rate of hospitalisation in the state.The Meghalaya government has revised the entry-exit protocol making RT-PCR testing mandatory for all entrants to the state regardless of whether they have a COVID-negative certificate in their possession..

Sikkim:Out of 2135 Covid tests conducted on Wednesday, Sikkim recorded 231 new positive cases and one Covid-related death. The total active tally now is 3869, with 371 recoveries.

Tripura: 625 people tested positive while 16,804 samples were tested and positivity rate of 3.72% recorded in last 24 hours. State also registered 14 deaths which is the highest ever single day figure. While Health Secretary and NHM MD visited GBP hospital as being directed by the CM of Tripura.

Nagaland: Lockdown extended in Nagaland by one week till June 18 with more relaxations. Shops allowed to open from 6 am till 2 pm. Light motor passenger vehicles allowed to ply on odd-even basis. No mask – no movement to be strictly enforced by District Task Forces. CM Neiphiu Rio to launch Nagaland Covid Info App . The app will provide easy to access Covid info and also status of hospital beds.

 

 

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