India logs 182 Covid cases, one death
With the addition of the new cases, the overall Covid caseload in the country rose to 4,50,25,076.
With the addition of the new cases, the overall Covid caseload in the country rose to 4,50,25,076.
A total of 198 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
The National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1,2023 at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh.
With the addition of the new cases, the overall caseload in the country rose to 4,50,12,431. Among these, also included the JN.1 Covid variant cases.
According to data from the Health Ministry, the death toll rose to 5,33,332 as four more succumbed to the disease.
The cumulative recovery rate has now reached 95.6 per cent, with recoveries outnumbering infections in all states, he said.
Authorities last Wednesday extended an ongoing nationwide travel restriction till June 14 in a bid to stop the rapid spread of the virus.
The COVID-19 vaccine of Biological-E is currently undergoing Phase-3 clinical trial after showing promising results in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.
According to the ministry, the cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 20.86 crore.
As part of this response, several ministries of the Government of India, Empowered Groups, and the Union of Secretaries are working in tandem to manage the situation effectively and to provide all required support to the States/UTs.