Coronavirus pandemic continues wreaking havoc worldwide. According to worldometer.com, 198,162,228 cases have been reported so far. Of these, 179,038,303 people have recovered, while 4,227,728 people have died.
India has been witnessing a gradual decrease in daily coronavirus cases. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, India reported 41,649 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative count of the cases to 3,16,13,993. With 593 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll has increased to 4,23,810.
The country also witnessed 37,291 recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative recoveries to 3,07,81,263. With this, the country's recovery rate has increased to 97.37 %. On the other hand, India's mortality rate stands at 1.34 %. Meanwhile, the number of active cases in the country stands at 4,08,920. The active cases rate in India stands at 1.31 %.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday again extended the expiration dates on Johnson & Johnson's Coronavirus vaccine. This provides health workers six more weeks to use millions of doses of the vaccine. Vaccine expiration dates are based on drug manufacturers' information about how long the shots might work properly.
In a letter to Johnson & Johnson, the FDA said that vaccines remain safe and effective for at least six months when properly stored and refrigerated. This is the second time the FDA has extended the expiration date of vaccines since June. The agency said they can be used for up to four and a half months. When first approving the vaccines in February, the FDA said that the vaccines could be stored for up to three months.
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