Coronavirus pandemic continues wreaking havoc worldwide. According to worldometer.com, a total of 217,350,439 cases have been reported so far. Of these, 194,287,211 people have recovered, while 4,517,867 people have died.
New Zealand on Monday reported first death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This information has been given by the New Zealand Department of Health. The ministry's statement did not disclose the woman's age. The board, in its report, admitted that the woman had died due to Myocarditis. This was due to the side effects of Pfizer's vaccine.
Myocarditis is a form of inflammation of the heart muscle that can limit the organ's ability to pump blood and can cause changes in heartbeat rhythms. However, the board also noted that the woman may have other medical problems that may have worsened after the vaccination. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has sought an answer from Pfizer on this matter. Pfizer's media team declined to comment immediately.
India has been witnessing a gradual decrease in daily coronavirus cases. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, India reported 42,909 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative count of the cases to 3,27,37,939. With 380 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll has increased to 4,38,210.
The country also witnessed 34,763 recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative recoveries to 3,19,23,405. With this, the country's recovery rate has increased to 97.51 %. On the other hand, India's mortality rate stands at 1.34 %. Meanwhile, the number of active cases in the country stands at 3,76,324. The active cases rate in India stands at 1.15 %.
Like and Follow us on :