India reported 50,581 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry. 

The active caseload has dropped to 6,43,194, lowest in 82 days. The national recovery rate has risen to 96.56 per cent. 

With 1,358 new deaths, the country’s death toll surged to 3.9 lakh.

Meanwhile, revised data from the Union Health Ministry showed 88.09 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered on the record-breaking Monday and that 64 per cent of the vaccinations took place in rural areas. That is three out of every five shots administered. 

India reported 40 cases of the Delta Plus variant of the novel coronavirus. Most of the cases were found in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, government sources told ANI.

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech is set to meet with the World Health Organization (WHO), where it is expected to submit its proposal for an Emergency Use Listing of the Covaxin vaccine. 

The EUL would make it easier for Covaxin — developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) — to receive recognition in other countries where it has not received regulatory approvals.

Source: The Indian Express

BDST: 1312 HRS, JUNE 23, 2021
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