18,870 Fresh COVID-19 cases in India, marginally higher than yesterday

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

New Delhi, Sep 29, 2021: India reported less than 20,000 Covid cases for the second day in a row. It reported 18,870 new cases, just marginally higher than yesterday’s figures (18,795). The country saw a jump in daily deaths over a 24-hour period - from 179 deaths yesterday, it touched 378 today.

 

The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 1.25 per cent less than 3 per cent for last 30 days.

The country’s drug regulator has allowed vaccine maker Serum Institute to enrol kids aged 7-11 years for its trial of US drugmaker Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine. Serum Institute is already conducting a trial of its COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, a domestically produced version of Novavax’s shot, in the 12-17 age group and has presented safety data for an initial 100 participants.The Novavax vaccine is yet to be granted approval by the health authorities.