India logs 84,000 new cases with 4,002 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

India recorded 84332 new Covid19 cases and 4002 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday This is the fifth consecutive day when India has reported less than one lakh cases After battling a brutal second wave for weeks fresh cases came down below the three lakh mark for the first time on May 17Highest doc deaths in BiharAs many as 719 doctors have died during the second wave of the pandemic according to the latest report by the Indian Medical Association IMA with Bihar reporting the highest number of doctor deaths at 111According to the IMA a total of 1467 doctors have died so far since the start of the pandemic As many as 748 doctors had lost their lives during the first wave According to official figures 109 doctors have died in Delhi 79 in Uttar Pradesh 43 in Rajasthan 39 in Jharkhand and 35 in Andhra Pradesh According to the information provided by the IMA most of the doctors who lost their lives were between the ages of 30 and 55 This includes resident doctors those working as interns and some pregnant women doctorsPositivity rate dips in KrsquotakaFor the first time in two months the Covid19 positivity rate declined below five per cent in a day across Karnataka said the state health bulletin on Friday ldquoPositivity rate declined to 486 per cent on Thursday from 658 per cent on Wednesday across the staterdquo it said With 159 patients including 48 in Bengaluru succumbing to the infection across the state the case fatality rate rose marginally to 192 per cent on Thursday from 175 per cent on WednesdayNo change to dose gapAmid calls to reduce the gap between the two doses of Serum Institute of Indiarsquos Covishield vaccine based on the new findings by Public Health England the central government will not take the decision to change the dosage interval immediately said sources ldquoThere is going to be no change in the interval between Covishield doses immediately However scientific evidence has been collected to review the decision in the coming meeting of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID19 NEGVACrdquo government sources said The Union Health Ministry said there is no need to panic as such decisions will be taken after careful examination ldquoThis is a dynamic process There is no hardcore ideology in science Our experts will go through the latest developments and take a callrdquo said Dr VK Paul Niti Aayog member Health during a press briefing on FridayIn India the gap between the two doses of Covishield was widened to 1216 weeks The decision was based on international studies that claimed the protection offered by the first dose lasts longer Recently Dr Anthony Fauci top medical advisor to the US President said that extending intervals between vaccine doses could leave people vulnerable to the variants in circulationDelhirsquos first drivethrough vax centre shutsNew Delhi Days after the Central government announced a price cap for the administration of vaccines in private hospitals Delhirsquos first drivethrough vaccination centre decided to shut down its facility from Saturday stating that the operation has become financially ldquounviablerdquo The centre at Vegas Mall Sector 14 Dwarka was inaugurated on May 26CoWIN hack baseless GovtNew Delhi The central government on Saturday once again made it clear that there were baseless claims about the alleged hacking of Indiarsquos vaccine registration portal CoWIN and data leak ldquoWe continue to take appropriate steps as are necessary from time to time to ensure that the data of the people is safe with CoWINrdquo Chairman of the Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration EGVAC RS Sharma said stating that the matter has been investigated by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyAlso ReadA mob blocked me threatened to set me on fire Doctor29359155Total number of cases in the country as of Saturday367081Total no of deaths due to the virus in India27911384Patients recovered and discharged in India as of SaturdayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever