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India recorded 4,12,262 new corona infections in the last 24 hours. This is the second when the daily caseload has breached the 4 lakh-mark. On May 1st, India saw 4,01,993 fresh viral infections. The Thursday health bulletin says that 3,980 people died of coronavirus complications in last 24 hours.
Ajit Singh, the feisty farmer leader, died of Covid infection today morning. He was 82. RLD chief’s son Jayant Chaudhary took to Twitter to confirm the news. In his post, Jayant said that his father, who was fondly known as ‘Chaudhary Sahib’, was found corona positive on April 20. However, he lost his battle to the viral infection in the early morning hours today. In an emotional appeal, Jayant said that those who want to pay respect to their leader should stay home and observe Covid protocols. He said that this would be the best way to honour the leader.
— Jayant Chaudhary (@jayantrld) May 6, 2021
In a first, the Narendra Modi govt has finally linked the present Covid surge in the country with the Indian variant of coronavirus, an Indian Express report says. However, the report also adds that the Centre has somewhat kept it an open-ended discussion. The govt says that while there is a link between B.1.617 double mutant of coronavirus and present viral infections, it can’t be said in definite terms and need to be probed from clinical point of view. The prevalence of double mutant in the surge states shows an unmissable pattern. States such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal have shown the significant pattern of the coronavirus mutant and the spike.