The Union Health Ministry and Family Welfare have reported 35,499 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The number of cases is slightly lower than yesterday’s 39,070 cases.
As of now, the Covid-19 tally stands at 31,969,954. The death toll saw a rise of 447 fatalities and now stands at 428,309. According to official data, the total number of active Covid cases declined to 402,188. 1,371,871 tests were conducted on Saturday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of Covid-19 in the country to 481,767,232. However, 568 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been operated under the nationwide vaccination drive till Sunday morning.
Yesterday, the health ministry granted Johnson’s & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine emergency use authorisation, making it the fifth vaccine and the second foreign-made shot to be cleared for use in the country. The vaccine will be brought to India through a supply agreement with homegrown vaccine maker Biological E Ltd. Apart from this, four other Covid-19 shots approved for emergency use in India are Covaxin, Covishield, Sputnik V, and the Moderna vaccine.
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