New Delhi: India has recorded 96,424 Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours, taking its count past the 5.2-million mark. With this, India is quickly approaching the US count of 6.8 million. The loss of life has ascended by 1,140 to 84,404. In the previous seven days alone, India has recorded 6,52,355 Coronavirus cases.

The worst hit states are:

  • Maharashtra (11,45,840) 
  • Andhra Pradesh (600,000)
  • Tamil Nadu (525,000),
  • Karnataka (494,356), 
  • UP (336,000)

 Delhi recorded 4,432 new Covid cases, taking its count to 234,000. Coronavirus cases in the national capital will show a rise in the following 10-15 days as the testing limit has been quadrupled, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. Maharashtra recorded 24,619 news cases. 

Covid vaccine update: Close to Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) declaring that it was joining forces with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd for appropriation of Russia’s Coronavirus immunization, Sputnik V, in India, the Soviet country’s health minister, Mikhail Murashko, in a statement to Moscow Times said that almost 14 percent of patients who had been administered the vaccine had detailed experiencing symptoms. “One out of seven volunteers have grumbled of symptoms, including shortcoming and muscle torment, in the wake of taking Russia’s profoundly promoted Covid antibody,” Russia’s health said. 

World Covid update: The worldwide count of Covid cases remains at 30,333,687. While 22,019,308 have recouped, 950,132 have passed on up until this point. The US, the worst  hit nation, has 6,874,006 cases. It is followed by India, which has 5,214,677. cases, Brazil (4,457,443) and Russia (1,085,281)