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Coronavirus India Cases: Deadliest Day On Record; New Infections Slow

Coronavirus India Cases: Deadliest Day On Record; New Infections Slow
People wait for a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the heath center in the village of Bazrak, Uttar Pradesh. (Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg)
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Track the second wave of Covid-19 in India and the containment and immunisation efforts here.

Key figures:

  • Total confirmed cases: 2,52,28,996
  • Total number of active cases: 33,53,765
  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 2,15,96,512
  • Total deaths: 2,78,719
  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 2,63,533
  • One-day recoveries: 4,22,436
  • One-day deaths: 4,329
  • Total vaccine shots administered: 18,44,53,149

Meanwhile, National AEFI Committee found a minuscule but definite risk of thromboembolic events after taking the Covishield vaccine.

Adverse events like bleeding and clotting have occurred within 20 days of receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. However, the reporting rate of such cases is around .61/million doses in India.

The committee found no potential risk of thromboembolic events from Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.

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