Active Covid cases rise marginally

Beneficiaries wait in queues to get Covid vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday. Pic/PTI

India recorded a single-day rise of 45,892 new Covid-19 cases, while the count of active cases increased slightly to 4,60,704 after being on a consistent downward trend for nearly 55 days, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. On Wednesday, the government had recorded 4,59,920 active cases. The death toll climbed to 4,05,028 with 817 new fatalities being reported.

Meanwhile, the Union cabinet approved a Rs 23,123-crore financial package for improving health infrastructure in the country to fight the pandemic.

Sanofi and GSK have received approval for their Phase 3 clinical study in India to assess the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of their adjuvanted recombinant-protein Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

The global, randomised, double-blind Phase 3 study will include over 35,000 volunteers aged 18 and older across sites in the US, Asia, Africa and Latin America, Sanofi said in a statement on Thursday.

"India is participating in Sanofi Pasteur's pivotal Phase 3 study, and subject to subsequent approvals, we should soon begin enrollment of study participants in the country," Sanofi Pasteur India head Annapurna Das said.

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