9972 patients were identified in 24 hours, the lowest in 224 days; Active cases also reduced by 2 lakhs

In the last 24 hours, 9,972 new infections have been identified in the country. 17,116 patients recovered and 137 died. The number of newly infected is the lowest since June 8. Then 8,536 patients were reported positive. On the other hand, the number of active patients i.e. patients being treated has also decreased to less than two lakhs to 1.97 lakhs.

So far, 1.05 lakh people have been infected in the country. Of these, 1.02 lakh patients have been cured, while 1.52 lakh have died. These figures are taken from covid19india.org.

Corona updates

The central government has re-ordered 4.5 million doses of Covaxin to Bharat Biotech. The news agency quoted sources as saying that about 8 lakh doses of it will be sent to India's friendly countries for free. These friendly countries include Mauritius, the Philippines, Myanmar.

India will gift 20 million doses of Corona's vaccine CoviShield to Bangladesh. The consignment will be sent on 20 January.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has written a letter to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday seeking to prioritize judges, advocates, and judicial staff in the vaccination. The association said that due to this, the functioning of the court will be normalized soon.

The Punjab government has decided to open all public and private universities in the state from 21 January. Order has been issued for this. All universities have to follow the Covid-19 rules. Face masks and social distancing are essential.

The photo is from Chennai. After 10 months, the schools opened on Tuesday. Thermal screening of students was done at the entry gate and hands were sanitized.

State of 5 states

1. Delhi

On Monday, 161 people were found corona infected in the state. 362 people recovered and 8 died. So far 6 lakh 32 thousand 590 people have been infected. Of these, 6 lakh 19 thousand 501 people have been cured, while 10 thousand 754 patients have died. 2335 patients are undergoing treatment.

2. Madhya Pradesh

On Monday, 304 people were found corona infected. 540 people recovered and 3 died. So far, 2 lakh 51 thousand 882 people have been infected. Of these, 2 lakh 41 thousand 966 people have been cured, while 3756 patients have died. 6160 patients are undergoing treatment.

3. Gujarat

495 people were found infected on Monday. 700 people recovered and 2 died. So far, 2 lakh 56 thousand 367 people have been infected. Of these, 2 lakh 45 thousand 907 people have been cured, while 4367 patients have died. 6093 patients are undergoing treatment.

4. Rajasthan

On Monday, 213 people were found corona infected in the state. 626 people recovered and 3 died. So far, 3 lakh 15 thousand 394 people have been infected. Of these, 3 lakh 8 thousand 10 people have been cured, while 2750 patients have died. 4634 patients are undergoing treatment.

5. Maharashtra

On Monday, 1924 people were found corona infected in the state. 3854 people recovered and 35 died. So far, 19 lakh 92 thousand 683 people have been infected. Of these, 18 lakh 90 thousand 323 people have been cured, while 50 thousand 473 patients have died. There are 50 thousand 680 patients who are undergoing treatment.