Odisha News
➡️ Odisha reports single-day spike of 8216 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday including 4684 quarantine and 3532 local contact cases.
➡️ 15 new COVID-19 deaths reported today including 5 from Khordha, 3 from Rayagada, 2 each from Sundargarh and Kalahandi, 1 each from Cuttack, Puri and Subarnapur. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in Odisha has gone up to 2,088.
➡️ Police arrest one accused after a minor girl, who had also taken ill after drinking the lassi, succumbs in Padia.
➡️ Pipili By-poll deferred in view of the second wave of COVID 19.
➡️ No Covid vaccination session in Odisha on Sundays.
India News
➡️ India reports single day spike of 3,57,229 new COVID 19 cases, 3,20,289 recoveries and 3,449 deaths in the last 24 hours.
➡️ Total case tally stands at 2,02,82,833 including 34,47,133 active cases, 1,66,13,292 cured cases & 2,15,542 deaths.
➡️ Total of 15,89,32,921 vaccine doses given till 7pm yesterday.
➡️ 29,33,10,779 samples tested up to 1st May 2021 for COVID 19. Of these, 16,63,742 samples were tested yesterday: IMCR.
➡️ India received 17 consignments of medical aid from nations to battle Covid surge.
➡️ 20 Oxygen Expresses Train complete their journey, delivering almost 1125 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in 76 tankers.
➡️ Former J&K Governor Jagmohan passes away following a brief illness.
➡️ Media professionals to be considered as frontline workers in Tamil Nadu.
➡️ Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot’s daughter dies of COVID 19.
➡️ Offline Exams in Higher Institutions postponed across the Country.
➡️ Sensex opens 187 points up, currently trading at 48,906; Nifty at 14,701.
World News
➡️ After 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates announce divorce.
➡️ Global coronavirus cases tops 153.1 Million mark, death toll surged to more than 3.20 Million.
➡️ The final two flights of COVID19 aid to India from USA have been delayed at least until Wednesday.
➡️ Germany cancels Oktober fest again due to COVID-19.