Covid Live Updates: According to data published on Thursday by the Union Health Ministry, India added 42,982 new coronavirus infections in a single day, bringing the overall number of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114 and the number of active cases to 4,11,076, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114. With 533 more deaths, the death toll has risen to 4,26,290.
Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray has pleaded for caution, citing growing resentment among restaurant owners and shops in places where the Maharashtra government has not loosened the lockdown. This came on the heels of the state reporting 6,695 new cases and 120 deaths on Thursday, bringing the overall number of cases to 6,336,220.
On August 3, India completed 200 days of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, administering a total of 48,52,86,570 doses. India delivered 24,26,432 vaccination doses per day on average throughout these 200 days. According to the 2011 Census, India has roughly 94 crore people above the age of 18, with a total population of 136 crores. So far, 10,71,95,973 people have been vaccinated in India, accounting for 11.40 per cent of the adult population and 7.87 per cent of the entire population.
The government is prepared for the worst-case scenario, according to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, amid worries of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
While all over the world countries like India, Indonesia, and Thailand accounted for 80 per cent of all new cases recorded in the area. Indonesia (12,444 new deaths; 4.5 new deaths per 100,000; 28 percent rise), India (3,800 new deaths; less than one new death per 100,000; 45 percent drop), and Myanmar (2620 new deaths; 4.8 new deaths per 100,000; 24 percent increase) reported the largest numbers of new deaths.
