Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: India’s Cumulative Covid Vaccination Coverage Surpasses 40 Cr
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Saturday, July 17: India will have to watch out for the signs of a third wave over the next 100-125 days, and people will have to adhere to all CoviD appropriate behaviour.
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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Saturday, July 17: With the pandemic's second wave curve flattening, new Covid cases dipped below 2,000 in a day, while deaths declined to 42 in Karnataka, said the state health bulletin on Friday.
"Only 1,806 new cases were registered on Thursday, taking the state's Covid tally to 28,80,370, including 31,399 active cases, while recoveries increased to 28,12,869, with 2,748 patients discharged during the day," said the bulletin.
As epicentre of the pandemic in the state, Bengaluru, however, reported only 411 fresh cases on Thursday, taking its Covid tally to 12,21,371, including 12,376 active cases, while 11,93,213 recovered, with 549 patients discharged in the last 24 hours.
The virus claimed 42 lives, including 10 in Bengaluru, taking the state's death toll to 36,079 and the city's toll to 15,781 since the pandemic broke out in mid-March a year ago.
The shooting of the web series 'Chuna' starring Jimmy Shergill in the main lead has been stalled in Lucknow after five persons in the unit tested positive for Covid-19.
According to the information received, five out of the 92 members of the shooting unit have been found to be Corona infected, after which District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash ordered that the shooting be stopped with immediate effect.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has also written a letter to Police Commissioner D.K. Thakur, urging him to stop the shooting.
The shooting of this web series was going on in the Mirzaganj area of Malihabad.
Delhi reports 59 new Covid cases
Delhi reports 59 new Covid-19 cases, 91 recoveries, and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Active cases: 621
Total recoveries: 14,09,830
Death toll: 25,027
Kanwar Yatra has been cancelled in Uttar Pradesh in view of COVID-19
The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday suspended the kanwar yatra. The move came a day after Supreme Court on Friday asked the state government to inform it by July 19 whether it would reconsider its decision to hold a “symbolic" Kanwar Yatra.
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