Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 19) said that people who take the COVID-19 vaccine become ''Baahubali'' in the fight against the disease. While speaking to the media ahead of the beginning of the Monsoon Session, PM Modi said "Vaccine is given in 'baahu' (arms) and those who take it become 'Baahubali'." Also read Monsoon Session live updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid opposition sloganeeringIndia recorded 41,157 news COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and active cases currently stand at 4,22,660 on Sunday (July 18). The country also recorded 518 coronavirus-related deaths and 42,004 recoveries between Saturday and Sunday morning. With this, the death toll has increased to 4,13,609, while the total number of recoveries has jumped to 3,02,69,796.

Source: dna July 19, 2021 06:56 UTC