Covid-19 in India: Daily tally stays on downward slide

India reported 92596 fresh Covid19 cases taking the infection tally to 29089069 while the number of active cases dropped to 1231415 according to the Union Health Ministryrsquos data updated on WednesdayThe daily cases remained below one lakh for the second straight day The death toll due to Covid19 reached 353528 with 2219 more fatalities the data updated at 8 am showedInfection from Delta variant possible after vaccinationMeanwhile two studies in India has found that the lsquodeltarsquo variant or B16172 of novel Coronavirus can cause infection among individuals who have been fully vaccinated with Covishield and Covaxin according to a report in NDTVThe studies were conducted separately by All India Institute Of Medical Sciences New Delhi and the National Centre for Disease Control NCDC and have not been peerreviewed as of yet The B16172 variant of SARSCoV2 is around 4050 per cent more infectious than the lsquoalpharsquo version first found in the UK found the AIIMS studyAccording to the AIIMS study the infection rate among Covaxin receivers was 60 per cent while NCDC research found an infection rate of 703 per cent among the recipients of CovishieldFree rice for jab works wonders in Arunachal PradeshFree rice for a Covid19 shot and as much as 20 kg The prospect turned out to be lucrative enough to dispel rumours around vaccination at Yazali in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh The brainchild of Circle Officer Tashi Wangchuk Thongdok the offer for those in the 45plus age group was launched on Monday and was valid till Wednesday ldquoTill today noon 80 people came on footrdquosaid Thongdok ldquoWe are planning doortodoor visits on Friday and Saturday Our offer will continue but the quantity of rice will be 10 kgrdquo Two former students of Kendra Vidyalaya have donated the rice for free distribution he addedHosp staffer apologises for lsquono Malayalamrsquo orderThe nursing superintendent of GB Pant Hospital in New Delhi has apologised for issuing a controversial circular that barred nursing staff from speaking in Malayalam on duty saying he had ldquono intention to disrespect any Indian language region or religionrdquo The hospital had withdrawn the circular which asked the nursing staff to converse only in Hindi and English on Sunday The official said he had acted on complaints received on May 31 June 1 and June 2Also ReadCovid19 Mumbai sees rise in deaths again records 2729089069Total no of Coronavirus cases in India so far353528Total no of deaths due to the virus in India so far1231415Total no of active cases in IndiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever