COVID -19 Cases Close To 50,000 In India

May 6: The death toll rise to 1,694  and the total number of confirmed cases increases to 49,333 in the country due to Covid-19 on Wednesday, registering 126 deaths in a day, the Union Health Ministry said.
More than 2,950 cases have been tested positive and about 1,456 patients have been cured or discharged in the past 24 hours.
Maharashtra and Gujarat continued to remain at the top top to register maximum fresh cases, with the former confirming 15,525 positive cases following 617 deaths.
According to reports, over 30 vaccines in India are in the stages of development to combat Covid-19. Some of these are advancing to the trial stages.
Meanwhile, the government is planning to evacuate stranded Indians from UK and US and over 3 lakh Indians have registered in Gulf countries for being evacuated