India witnessed a spike of 86,821 fresh new cases and 1,118 deaths in last 24-hour. With the new additions, the country’s total covid-19 tally stands at 63,12,585. The total fatality count have mounted to 98,678, inching close to 1 lakh mark.
India’s Covid tally reaches 63,94,069 with a spike of 81,484 new cases & 1,095 deaths reported in last 24 hours: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
The total cases include 9,42,217 active cases, 53,52,078 cured/discharged/migrated, and 99,773 deaths: Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
A total of 7,67,17,728 samples tested for Covid, up to 1st October. Of these, 10,97,947 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR
Here’re some more covid-19 updates:
Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, has tested positive for coronavirus. She traveled with Trump multiple times this week.
Amazon.com Inc. said almost 20,000 U.S. employees have tested positive for Covid-19 since the pandemic emerged. The retailer in a blog post said that 19,816 workers tested positive for the respiratory disease, or were presumed positive, out of 1,372,000 US employees.
According to a study of Cornell University: US President Donald Trump has been the biggest driver of pandemic-related misinformation around the world.
Kerala government has banned the gathering of more than five people at a time in public places across the state
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh relaxed some covid restrictions as he lifted night curfew and Sunday lockdown.
Congress leader Ahmed Patel tests positive for Covid. He urged everyone who came in close contact with him to get tested.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said maximum impact of covid-19 is felt by women, children, and adoloscents.
“We are in a constant dialogue to ensure that healthcare services are made available to women, children and adolescents remain in focus despite the health systems being under severe strain due to the Covid epidemic,” said Vardhan.
Delhi government decides to maintain status quo on prohibited and permitted activities till October 31, PTI reported.
Covid-19 Vaccine Update:
Second vaccine candidate of Russia passed early clinical trials on Thursday. Russia’s Vektor – a top-secret state virology research centre in Siberia – said early-stage trials were successful for its own experimental vaccine, named EpiVacCorona.
US pharmaceutical company Moderna has said its coronavirus vaccine candidate would not be ready for public use until the spring of next year, Financial Times reported.
Moderna is one of the three vaccines that are undergoing late stage clinical trials in United States.
