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Odisha’s COVID-19 caseload on Sunday surged to 6,12,224 after 11,732 more people tested positive for the infection, while 19 fresh fatalities pushed the number of deaths in the state to 2,313, a health department official said.

Accordingly, the number of active cases rose to 1,07,403, he said.

Of the 11,732 new cases, 6,569 were recorded in various quarantine centres and the rest detected during contact tracing, the official said. Khurda district, of which state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, reported the maximum number of new cases at 1,710, followed by Cuttack at 810 and Angul at 700.

Of the 30 districts, only Gajapati and Kandhamal registered less than 100 new cases each.

Delhi: BJP chief JP Nadda flags off 17 mobile medical units & medical aid for Himachal Pradesh under ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ program

“People are continuously receiving help with hospitalisation, testing & vaccination,” says Nadda

Union Min & BJP MP Anurag Thakur was also present pic.twitter.com/mtrPjSG2dX

– ANI (@ANI) May 16, 2021

Streets were largely empty in the metropolis and elsewhere in West Bengal on Sunday as the 15-day COVID 19-induced lockdown came into effect in the state, with just a few vehicles seen ferrying essential items during the day. 

Buses and other passenger vehicles stayed off the roads, and shops selling non-essential items had shutters down, in accordance with the curbs imposed by the government as part of the lockdown. 

Police officers deployed in the city’s nooks and corners intercepted some of the vehicles that plied on the roads to check their papers before allowing them to proceed. 

A handful of people were seen waiting for their turn outside grocery shops, while some queued up next to vegetable and fish stalls at local market places early in the day. The state administration has allowed sale of essential items for three hours amid the shutdown – 7 am to 10 pm.

The oxygen supply at the Goa Medical College and Hospital was getting streamlined following commissioning of a new tank of the life-saving gas at the facility, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.

A 20,000 kilo litre oxygen tank was commissioned at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday.

Mr Rane told PTI that the oxygen supply at the GMCH was getting streamlined after commissioning of the tank.

“Now, we should not have problems regarding the oxygen supply. The commissioning of the tank is a major step towards solving this problem,” he said.

The tank was shifted from Bicholim industrial estate and the move would reduce the GMCH’s dependence on oxygen cylinders, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday.

Thane has added 1,490 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 4,99,451, an official said on Sunday. Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, the virus also claimed the lives of 57 more people, pushing the deaths in the district to 8,427, he said. 

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.68 per cent, he added. Details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration. 

The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported 26 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,568, a health department official said on Sunday.

All the new cases in the archipelago were detected during contact tracing, the official said.

The COVID-19 deaths in the union territory remained at 85 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, he said. Forty-two more people were cured of the disease during the period, taking the total number of recoveries in the archipelago to 6,267.

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday informed that the first “Oxygen Express” carrying 100 tonnes of medical oxygen has reached Moradabad.

According to the Union Minister, the “Oxygen Express” left from Bokaro and reached Moradabad on Saturday night.

Taking to Twitter the Minister wrote, “The first ”OxygenExpress” for Moradabad district has reached its destination, carrying 100 tonnes of oxygen from Bokaro. From here, this oxygen will also be supplied to Bareilly, which will help in the treatment of Covid patients in these two cities.”

According to the Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways has delivered more than 8700 MT of LMO in more than 540 tankers to various states across the country and 139 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various States.

Ladakh reported 177 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Territory’s health department informed on Sunday. 

As many as 181 people recovered from the disease in the said period, out of which 165 were cured and discharged in Leh and 19 in Kargil.

The Union Territory also recorded two death in the said period.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan on Saturday suggested that a new application is needed to be developed for administering vaccine to the people of 18-44 age group.

While speaking to ANI, Mr Narayan said, “With regard to administering vaccine for 18-44 years age group, a new app needs to be developed and this will be interfaced with Co-WIN App and later the vaccination schedule will be prepared taking into account the availability of vaccines.”

“A priority list will be prepared. This may include those who are working in the postal department, agricultural department, bank employees, internet service providers, etc”, said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Head of State Covid Task Force, Dr CN Ashwath Narayan.

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Assam government on Saturday issued fresh directives that will be imposed from May 16 until further orders.

“In continuation of the order dated 12 May 2021, and in the exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 22(2) (h) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the undersigned, in his capacity as Chairperson, State Executive Committee of the State Disaster Management Authority, Assam, hereby issues the following directives which will be applicable in respect of urban areas and adjacent areas within 5 km radius from the periphery of municipal corporation / municipal boards/ revenue towns and shall come into force with effect from 5 AM of May 16, 2021 until further orders”, read the order copy by the government.

All shops and commercial establishments shall shut down at 11 AM on all days.

Assam’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,24,979 on Saturday as 5,347 more people tested positive

for the disease, while 63 fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death count to 2,123, a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission here said. Kamrup (Metro) recorded the highest number of new fatalities at 21, followed by Dibrugarh and Cachar at five each, Bongaigaon, Kamrup (Rural) and Karbi Anglong at three each and Barpeta, Nalbari, Darrang, Golaghat and Sonitpur at

two each. The remaining deaths were reported from several other districts, PTI reported.