PIB Bulletin Update on COVID-19

PIB News Update:

Daily new COVID cases less than 3L after 26 days More than 20 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs Free of Cost by Govt. of India, so far Transporter of Oxygen Containers to Dubai by IAF

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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Daily new COVID cases less than 3L after 26 days

• India’s cumulative recoveries have reached 2,11,74,076 today. The National Recovery Rate is 84.81%.
• 3,78,741 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
• Also, 24-hour Recoveries have outnumbered the daily new COVID Cases for the sixth time in last 7 days and consistently in the last 4 days.
• The National Mortality Rate currently stands at 1.10%
• In addition, the foreign aid of relief materials continues to be swiftly cleared, apportioned and sent to States/UTs to combat COVID-19. Cumulatively, 11,058 Oxygen Concentrators; 13,496 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 7,365 ventilators/Bi PAP; ~5.3L Remdesivir vials delivered/ dispatched through road and air, so far.

For Details : https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719267

More than 20 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs Free of Cost by Govt. of India, so far

More than 2 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered.Nearly 3 lakh doses in addition will be received by States/UTs in next 3 days

For Details : https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719266

Transporter of Oxygen Containers to Dubai by IAF

The heavy lift transport fleet of IAF has been airlifting empty cryogenic oxygen tankers to their filling stations in India since 22 April 2021, so that they may be filled and transported to their destinations by road or rail. The same activity is now being undertaken at international destinations.

For Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719272

IMPORTANT TWEETS

Nagaland gets its first Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen era plant at Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima, funded by PM CARES. pic.twitter.com/qJY2N2WFXh

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) May 17, 2021

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Consignment of 159 oxygen concentrator and other medical supplies arrives from US AID for Red Cross

#Unite2FightCorona #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/5cHr3OwovJ

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) May 16, 2021

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Installation of the High Flow Oxygen Plant provided by @DRDO_India has been completed in @SJHDELHI hospital, New Delhi. It has started producing Oxygen for the hopsitalised COVID patients.#Unite2FightCorona #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/X6J3bgvuOv

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) May 16, 2021