Coronavirus Vaccine Latest Update, Coronavirus Cases in India Today, Coronavirus Prevention, Cases and Deaths Live, Covid-19 4th Wave May 7 Highlights: Pakistan has defended its death records, saying that studies of the number of graveyard burials in major cities did not reveal large numbers of uncounted victims of the pandemic.
Covid-19 4th Wave in India News Updates: India continues to see a steady uptick in new Covid-19 infections with National Capital Delhi recording over 1,000 cases consistently. The health bulletin released by the Centre shows that India detected 3,805 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. In terms of Covid deaths, the country registered 22 coronavirus-related fatalities. Out of these, 20 were reported from Kerala.
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17:29 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Odisha reports 14 new Covid cases
Odisha on Saturday recorded 14 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 12,88,131, the health department said. The toll remained unchanged at 9,126, as no fresh fatalities due to coronavirus were reported. The state had registered 14 new infections and zero death on Friday. Odisha now has 103 active coronavirus cases. Altogether 12,78,849 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 10 on Friday. The department said 53 other coronavirus patients have also died due to comorbidities till date. PTI
15:29 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Methodology of data collection questionable, error suspected in software used to collate numbers: Pakistan on WHO’s numbers
The Pakistani government has rejected the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report on number of COVID-19 deaths in the country, questioning the United Nations body’s methodology to collect data and supposing an error in the software used to collate the numbers. In a recent report, the WHO estimated there were 260,000 COVID-19 deaths in Pakistan — eight times the official figure. Official records state Pakistan had 30,369 COVID-19 deaths with over 1.5 million infections. PTI
14:28 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Marginal increase in Delhi
Delhi records a marginal increase in Covid-19 cases on Friday with 1,656 new infections being detected. This is the third time in the April-May period that the number has gone beyond the 1,500-mark.
12:27 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: WHO Covid death report ‘baseless’, attempt to ‘tarnish’ India’s image, say health ministers
Health ministers of different states who attended the 14th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) have slammed WHO for its estimate of 4.7 million Covid-related deaths in India, saying it is “baseless” and “intended to show the country in a poor light”. – PTI
11:42 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Beijing kicks off fresh round of COVID tests
China’s capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for COVID-19 on Saturday and shut more bus routes and metro stations, as it seeks to avert the fate of Shanghai, where millions of residents have been locked down for over a month. – Reuters
11:19 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India crosses 190 crore
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 190 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. PTI
11:03 (IST) 7 May 2022
Coronavirus Omicron Live Tracker: Fresh COVID-19 case in Andamans after fortnight
One new COVID-19 case was recorded in Andaman and Nicobar Islands after 14 days, taking the Union territory’s caseload to 10,036, a health bulletin said on Saturday.The new infection was detected during contact tracing, it said. The previous infection was reported on April 23 and the patient was cured on April 30. PTI
