India sharply increased the number of COVID-19 cases

The majority of new infections in India recorded in the city of Mumbai.

With the number of infections being less than during the peak period and the Government loosening restrictions, Indians have not obeyed the wearing of masks and keeping a safe distance to prevent the virus from spreading. . Therefore, Indian authorities urge people not to give up essential epidemic prevention measures to ensure community safety.

Previously, on June 3, India confirmed 4,041 new case of COVID-19, the highest daily level since March 11. The high number of cases has raised concerns about a pandemic wave that is quietly growing in this two world populous country.

The daily positivity rate (confirmed COVID-19 cases per total number of samples) is currently 0.95%, while the weekly positive rate tends to increase.

The state of Maharashtra, the “hot spot” in the previous COVID-19 waves in India, once again experienced a sharp increase in the number of infections, the positive rate exceeded 8%.

The state capital Mumbai recorded a 231% increase in hospitalizations in May compared to April.

Vaccines Corbevax. (Photo: Hindustan Times)

The wave of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant in the summer of 2021 ravaged India, pushing the daily number of new infections above 400,000, overwhelming the country’s medical and crematorium systems.

The world is learning to live with COVID-19, but new strains with high infectivity like Omicron have been creating new waves in China, New Zealand, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China). ).

India has licensed the use of Corbevax vaccine as a booster for people 18 years of age and older who have received 2 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. This is the first time this country allows the combination of vaccines as booster shots.

In an announcement on June 4, Biological E said that the Medicines Regulatory Authority of India (DCGI) has approved the use of Corbevax vaccine as a booster for people 18 years of age and older who have received 2 doses of Covishield vaccine. by AstraZeneca and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech.

India has administered more than 1.87 billion shots in a bid to give two shots of the vaccine to people 12 years of age and older.

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