India records over 2.34 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, more than 1,300 deaths

India reported its highestever singleday spike of COVID19 cases with over 234 lakh new cases and more than 1300 deaths in the last 24 hours according to the Union Health Ministry on SaturdayIn the last 24 hours 1341 COVIDrelated deaths were reported in the country taking the death toll to 175649 As many as 234692 new COVID19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hoursWith this the total number of cases has gone up to 14526609 The active number of cases stands at 1679740 In the last 24 hours 123354 people recovered from the disease With this the total recoveries reached 12671220Vax coverage nears 12 croreThe cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country touched 12 crore on Saturday as part of the worldrsquos largest inoculation drive with over 30 lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours as per the Union Health MinistryAccording to the Ministry cumulatively 119937641 vaccine doses have been administered through 1737539 sessions as per the provisional report on Saturday These include 9105429 healthcare workers HCWs who have taken the first dose and 5670818 HCWs who have taken the second doseGoa wonrsquot help other statesThe Goa government on Saturday banned the export of oxygen cylinders outside the state because of an increase in the requirement of the same to treat the rising number of COVID19 cases in the state said state health minister Vishwajit RaneldquoIn view of the rising COVID19 cases in Goa the requirement for oxygen has gone up Export of oxygen cylinders outside the state therefore has been banned with immediate effect All industrial oxygen requirements will be diverted towards the health services GMC and COVID19 hospitalsrdquo he saidGovt cuts Remdesivir MRPSpelling huge relief for lakhs of COVID19 patients the government has slashed the prices of the lsquolifesaverrsquo Remdesivir injection by nearly 50 per cent to R2450 per injection nowAndhra receives more vaxAndhra Pradesh on Saturday received six lakh additional doses of COVID19 vaccine ldquoAt least five lakh doses of Covishield from Punersquos Serum Institute of India SII and one lakh Covaxin doses from Hyderabadrsquos Bharat Biotech were received on Saturdayrdquo said a health officialThis comes a day after Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him for 60 lakh more doses Reddy promised Modi that if the state receives 60 lakh more doses of the vaccine he will ensure that all the citizens above 45 years are vaccinated for the first dose in the next three weeksRailways to impose fineNot wearing masks on railway premises and in trains can attract a fine of up to R500 with the national transporter now incorporating it as an offence under the Railway Act according to an order issued on Saturday This is the latest in a slew of measures that the railways has taken to ensure compliance of the various COVID19 protocols issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs to restrict the spread of the virus The order also said that this would come into immediate effect for six months till further instructions are issued14526609Total number of cases in the country as of Saturday175649Total no of deaths due to the virus in India12671220Patients recovered and discharged in India by saturdayRs 500Fine for not wearing masks on railway premises and trainsThis 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