India has registered 46,617 new Covid-19 cases today. The Union health ministry report showed that this is less than 50,000 infections for five consecutive days. By adding the fresh cases, India’s cumulative tally of infections now stands at 30,458,251.
Sources said that in the last 24 hours India has recorded 853 deaths. And so far, 400,312 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in the country. The number of active cases is 509,637. On Friday, at least 59,384 people recovered, taking the national recovery rate to 96.97%.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria said, to avoid the upcoming wave, people should follow Covid-19 safety protocols and if a large chunk of the population is vaccinated against the disease. “That depends on how we behave, if we are careful and we have good vaccination coverage, then the third wave may not come, or it will be very little,” Dr Guleria said.
He further said, “There isn’t much data on Delta plus variant to suggest it’s more infectious, causing more deaths, or has developed significant immune escape mechanism. But if we follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated, we’ll be safe against any of emerging variants,
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