Covid updates: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar – the three big states – reported zero Covid deathsNew Delhi: India reported less than 20,000 Covid cases for the second day in a row. It reported 18,870 new cases, just marginally higher than yesterday’s figures (18,795). The country saw a jump in daily deaths over a 24-hour period – from 179 deaths yesterday, it touched 378 today.The daily positivity rate – number of positive cases identified per 100 – stands at 1.25 per cent less than 3 per cent for last 30 days.Out of 18,000-odd Covid cases, Kerala alone accounts for 11,196 of them. The state continues to report a high daily caseload, however the numbers have recently come down from the earlier 20,000 figure. The deaths in the state have jumped from 58 yesterday to 149 today.Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar – the three big states – reported zero Covid deaths. Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand also reported zero Covid deaths.Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state, reported 16 new cases and one Covid death. Neighbouring Delhi, the national capital, reported 34 cases and 2 Covid deaths.The coastal state of Goa, a big draw among tourists, reported 90 news cases and five Covid deaths.With 1,380 cases, Mizoram leads the northeastern states in most number of new Covid cases in a day. The state also reported four Covid deaths. It is followed by Assam, which reported 390 cases and 10 Covid deaths.The country’s drug regulator has allowed vaccine maker Serum Institute to enrol kids aged 7-11 years for its trial of US drugmaker Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine. Serum Institute is already conducting a trial of its COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, a domestically produced version of Novavax’s shot, in the 12-17 age group and has presented safety data for an initial 100 participants.The Novavax vaccine is yet to be granted approval by the health authorities.
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