Covid 19

	Over 45 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Government Nearly 40 lakh (39,42,457) vaccine doses have been administered on Wednesday, the ministry said citing a provisional report at 7 pm. published on : 28th July 2021
	Assam reports 1,276 new COVID-19 cases, 21 fresh fatalities Kamrup Metropolitan district reported the highest number of new cases at 161, followed by Golaghat (98), Lakhimpur (95), and Nagaon (66). published on : 28th July 2021
	Doctors observe rise in tuberculosis cases among post-Covid patients Dr Bhagwan Mantri, Pulmonologist, Moolchand Hospital stated that up to 60 per cent of them aged below 40 years of age. published on : 28th July 2021
	Blinken announces USD 25 million for India's Covid vaccination programme In a tweet, Blinken announced supporting India's COVID-19 vaccination programme with an additional USD 25 million from the US government through the USAID. published on : 28th July 2021
	No new COVID-19 death reported in Gujarat; 28 test positive, 39 recover The state's COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.75 per cent, a slight increase over Tuesday's 98.74 per cent. published on : 28th July 2021
	Madhya Pradesh sees 11 new COVID-19 cases; active infections at 130 With 71,075 swab samples tested during the day, the total number of tests conducted in the state rose to 1,42,09,454, the official said. published on : 28th July 2021
	Andhra Pradesh logs 2,010 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths The mortality rate remained stable at 0.68 per cent after 13,312 deaths so far. The state now had 20,999 active Covid-19 cases, the latest bulletin said. published on : 28th July 2021
	Delhi records 67 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in a day; positivity rate 0.09 per cent Delhi reported 77 fresh cases of the coronavirus and two deaths due to the infection on Tuesday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent. published on : 28th July 2021
	DRDO to get 2 per cent royalty from Dr Reddy's on sale of anti-Covid drug 2-DG in India: Government The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) drug for emergency use as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe coronavirus patients in early May. published on : 28th July 2021
	Goa records 81 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 81 and reached 1,70,810 on Wednesday, while 127 patients recovered from the infection, a health department official said. published on : 28th July 2021
	Jammu and Kashmir records 160 fresh Covid cases Out of the fresh cases, 60 were from Jammu and 100 from Kashmir, they said. Srinagar recorded the highest of 42 cases, followed by 20 in Baramulla district. published on : 28th July 2021
	Chennai patients report severe vascular and neurological complications post COVID-19 Dr E Theranirajan, Dean of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, which has seen the majority of COVID patients in the state, says vascular, neurological and renal complications are being reported published on : 28th July 2021
	Delhi records 67 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths With the fresh cases, the tally of COVID-19 infections reported in the city so far has reached 14,36,093 while the total number of fatalities stands at 25,049. published on : 28th July 2021
	Over 2.18 crore unutilised Covid vaccine doses still available with states, says Union Health Ministry A total of 46,23,27,530 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, through all sources and a further 1,20,70,820 doses are in the pipeline. published on : 28th July 2021
	Government suggests state-specific serosurveys in consultation with ICMR Seroprevalence surveys in consultation with the ICMR can generate district-level data on seroprevalence which is essential in formulating localised public health response measures. published on : 28th July 2021