India today added 39,361 fresh coronavirus cases, which is marginally lower than yesterday’s count. The country also reported 416 deaths over a 24-hour period; it had reported 535 deaths a day ago. The test positivity rate – number of positive cases identified per hundred – stands at 3.41 per cent, above 3 per cent after 34 days. Kerala with 17,466 cases in a day leads the states in most number of infections in a day.
South Korea starts vaccination for 55-59 age group as Covid-19 caseloads remain high
South Korea kicked off Covid-19 vaccinations for people aged 55-59 on Monday to speed up the pace of its inoculation campaign, as the country battles the fourth wave of infections. The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations for people in their upper 50s had sputtered to a week-long halt this month after a record high number of new cases sparked a rush for shots, exhausting available supplies and crashing an official reservation website.
News Source : Financial Express
