New Delhi: As India continues to witness a rise in COVID cases, particularly in New Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended Delhi lockdown for another week. The lockdown will now be in place till 5 am on May 17. During this period, metro services will also be suspended. The UP government has also extended its corona curfew till May 17.
Karnataka has announced vaccination for people between the ages 18 to 44 from May 10 after it was delayed due to lack of supplies by the vaccine manufacturers. Shots will be given to only those whose slots are scheduled on the CoWin portal.
Meanwhile, India recorded over 4.03 lakh COVID cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday, taking the country’s total caseload to over 2.18 crore. Out of these, over 37.36 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.79 crore people have recovered. With 4,092 new deaths, the toll now stands at over 2.38 lakh. Maharashtra reported 56,578 cases while Karnataka had 47,563. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were the other top contributors.
In data released by the government, on Covid patients requiring critical care, shows that nearly 50,000 people are currently in ICUs while over 14,000 on ventilator support.
Keeping up his interaction with chief ministers over telephone to take stock of the pandemic situation in their states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with chief ministers of Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar, and Uttarakhand.
On Sunday, India recorded 4,03,738 fresh cases. This was the fifth straight day of 4-lakh-plus daily infections in the country. However, the numbers have declined marginally over the past three days after hitting a peak of 4,14,554 on Thursday. Deaths continued to surge with 4,092 fatalities reported on Sunday. However, there were early signs in the data that the second wave in the country could be reaching its peak.
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