Covid Update: India reports 2,76,070 new COVID 19 cases, 3,69,077 discharges & 3,874 deaths in last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry.
Total cases: 2,57,72,400
Total discharges: 2,23,55,440
Death toll: 2,87,122
Active cases: 31,29,878
Total vaccination: 18,70,09,792
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that 32,23,56,187 samples tested for COVID 19 up to 19th May 2021. Of these, 20,55,010 samples were tested yesterday.
After Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have the highest number of infections.
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 34,031 new Covid cases and 594 deaths in a day
Though India is reporting a dip in new Covid infections, cases of Black fungus are on the rise in Maharashtra and Delhi.
As many as 90 people have died of mucormycosis, a rare but fatal fungal infection, in Maharashtra so far, state public health minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday.
The cases of mucormycosis, also called Black Fungus, have been on rising since the outbreak of coronavirus last year, though the minister did not mention any timeframe. He also warned against the indiscriminate use of steroids to treat COVID-19 patients.
"So far, 90 people have died due to mucormycosis in Maharashtra. It is serious....it should not be taken lightly," he told reporters here.
"Indiscriminate use of steroids to treat COVID-19 patients should be avoided," the minister added.
Factors such as severe diabetes and suppression of the immune system also lead to people catching the infection, Tope said.