Corona Updates: 19% increase in new cases in the country, 2084 cases of infection were reported in 24 hours

More than two thousand corona cases are still being reported daily in the country. According to the latest data, the report of a total of 2084 patients came positive in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 1,957 patients were cured. While 17 patients died. At present, 13,617 patients are undergoing treatment in the country.

There was an increase of 19% in new cases on Tuesday as compared to Monday. A total of 1675 cases were reported on Monday, which was 17% less than Sunday. On Sunday, 2022 new cases were reported.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 4.31 crore people have been infected with corona in the country. 4.25 crore have been cured, while more than 5 lakh people have lost their lives.

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Second patient of BA.5 variant found in India
The second patient of Omicron BA.5 variant has been found in India. This person, who hails from South Africa, reached Vadodara, Gujarat on May 1 to meet his parents. About this 29-year-old man, the Chief Health Officer of Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Dr. Devesh Patel said that he had left for New Zealand on May 10 after a negative report of the corona virus. The test sample was sent to the lab in Gandhinagar for genome sequencing. This was revealed after the report came on Tuesday.

Highest new cases in Kerala
Kerala has the highest number of 468 new cases in the last 24 hours. 12 patients died here. So far 69,630 infected people have died in the state and 3097 patients are undergoing treatment. After Kerala, the maximum number of new patients were found in Delhi. There were 418 cases here on Tuesday, two patients died. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 26203 people have lost their lives in Delhi. At present, treatment of 1841 infected is going on here.

Pfizer claims – the third dose is 80% effective on children
Three doses of the vaccine from Pfizer and Biotech have been found to be 80 percent effective in children between 6 months and 5 years. Three doses of vaccine can reduce the risk of Omicron in children. The results of the clinical trial of the vaccine showed that the third dose of the vaccine has the highest effect.

Biotech CEO Ugur Sahin told that this week we will apply for permission for emergency use of the vaccine with the Food and Drug Administration. Pfizer CEO Albert Borla said that it is expected that soon this vaccine will be available for children aged 6 months to 5 years.

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