Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Reports 12,481 Fresh Cases; Mumbai's Daily Caseload Dips Down To 1,717

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, May 11: India on Monday recorded a significant drop in the number of daily Covid-19 cases. The country lodged 3,66,161 fresh infections 3,53,818 discharges and 3,754 deaths. Two of the worst hit states - Delhi and Maharashtra witnessed signs of slight slowdown in fatalities as well as fresh cases of Coronavirus. In the national capital, for the first time in days, recoveries surpassed fresh infections as 13,306 people were discharged. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said that the Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern."

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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, May 11: India on Monday recorded a significant drop in the number of daily Covid-19 cases. The country lodged 3,66,161 fresh infections 3,53,818 discharges and 3,754 deaths.

Two of the worst hit states - Delhi and Maharashtra witnessed signs of slight slowdown in fatalities as well as fresh cases of Coronavirus. In the national capital, for the first time in days, recoveries surpassed fresh infections as 13,306 people were discharged.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said that the Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern."

22:15 PM (IST)  •  11 May 2021

First Oxygen Express Arrives In Dehradun

Uttarakhand | First Oxygen Express carrying 80 MT Oxygen reaches Dehradun's Harwala Railway Station from Tatanagar, Jharkhand pic.twitter.com/mo8k3wuzI4

— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2021

21:49 PM (IST)  •  11 May 2021

Terminal 2 Of Delhi Airport to Be Temporarily Shut From May 18 Midnight

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport will temporarily close Terminal 2 of the due to a fall in passenger traffic, CNBC-TV18 reported citing airport officials. It will remain shut from midnight of May 18.

Daily traffic at the airport has fallen to around 30,000 passengers currently, the report stated.

 

20:36 PM (IST)  •  11 May 2021

Tamil Nadu Records Over 29,000 Fresh Cases

#COVID19 | 29,272 new cases, 298 deaths and 19,182 recoveries reported in Tamil Nadu today

Active cases: 1,62,181

Total cases: 14,38,509
Death toll: 16,178
Total recoveries: 12,60,150 pic.twitter.com/4J6lcI0hMZ

— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2021

19:56 PM (IST)  •  11 May 2021

9,200 Concentrators, 5,243 O2 Cylinders, 3.44L Remdesivir Vials Delivered To States: Govt

A total of 9,200 oxygen concentrators, 5,243 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen-generation plants and about 3.44 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid were delivered or dispatched through road and air to various states and Union territories between April 27 and May 10, the health ministry informed.

9,200 oxygen concentrators, 5,243 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen-generation plants, 5,913 ventilators or BiPAP and about 3.44 lakh Remdesivir vials have been delivered or dispatched through road and air between April 27 and May 10.

19:20 PM (IST)  •  11 May 2021

UP Reports Over 20,000 Fresh Cases In 24 Hrs

Uttar Pradesh reports 20,463 new cases of Coronavirus along with 29,358 discharges and 306 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases in the state now stands at 2,16, 057 meanwhile overal caseload surges to 15,45,212.