New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that 80% of cases in Punjab are due to the UK variant of COVID-19. This has been confirmed by genome sequencing. “The increase in cases is event-driven like large weddings, local body elections, farmer protest, etc could have a role in the rise of cases.
India reports 1,15,736 new COVID19 cases, 59,856 discharges, and 630 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.
Total Cases: 1,28,01,785
Total Recoveries: 1,17,92,135
Active Cases: 8,43,473
Death Toll: 1,66,177
Total Vaccination: 8,70,77,474
