Coronavirus: India records 211,298 cases, 3847 deaths in last 24 hours

India, in the last 24 hours, recorded 2,11,298 new Covid-19 cases. Tamil Nadu was the top contributor with 33,764 people testing positive for the virus, while Kerala saw 28,798 cases, reports India Today.

Active cases decline to 24.19 lakh, a reduction of over 75,000 on Wednesday. However, the country also recorded 3,847 deaths reported on Wednesday. While Maharashtra witnessed 1,013 deaths, Karnataka saw 530 and Tamil Nadu 475.

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that the manufacturers of the Russian ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine have agreed to supply the jab to the National Capital. However, they have not yet confirmed how many doses of the vaccine will be provided. “Talks with the makers of Sputnik V are on. They will give us vaccine, but the quantity is yet to be decided. Our officials and the representatives of the vaccine manufacturers met on Tuesday, too,” the CM told reporters.

In a keynote address on the occasion of Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic “the worst crisis humanity has faced in decades”. “I extend condolences to those who suffered, lost near and dear ones in pandemic. I grieve with them,” PM Modi added.