COVID-19 India Highlights: Maharashtra Corona Tally Dips Below 29,000; Mumbai Records 953 Cases In 24 Hrs
Coronavirus Highlights, May 18: With 4,329 deaths in last 24 hours, India reported highest fatalities from COVID-19 on Tuesday. However, there was a bright side as well, as 2,63,533 new cases were recorded, the lowest in 26 days.
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Coronavirus Highlights, May 18: With 4,329 deaths in last 24 hours, India reported highest fatalities from COVID-19 on Tuesday. However, there was a bright side as well, as 2,63,533 new cases were recorded, the lowest in 26 days.
In an attempt to stem the rising COVID-19 cases, several states including Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh announced to extend the existing lockdown restrictions.
In a major development, the government on Monday dropped the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was not found beneficial in decreasing the progression to severe disease or death.
Meanwhile, Delhi government has requested Central government to urgently provide Covid vaccines. The AAP govt has already shut several vaccinations centres in the national capital due to shortage to vaccines.
There is no new COVID strain in our country: High Commission of Singapore
"There is no truth in the assertion that there is a new COVID strain in Singapore. Phylogenetic testing has shown that the B.1.617.2 variant is the prevalent strain in many of the COVID cases, including in children, in recent weeks in Singapore," High Commission of Singapore tweeted while replying to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's post.
Assam records 5,835 new COVID-19 cases
Assam reported 5,835 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 3,40,858. 4,311 recoveries and 73 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stands at 46,393 in Assam.
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