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Coronavirus News highlights: Kerala reports 6,268 fresh COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths

Coronavirus News highlights: India has recorded over 1.02 crore confirmed COVID- 19 cases so far, including 1.48 lakh deaths.

December 30, 2020 / 23:00 IST

Coronavirus News highlights: Today is the 281st day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded more than 1.02 crore confirmed COVID- 19 cases, including 1.48 lakh deaths. A total of 98.07 lakh patients have recovered or been discharged, as per the latest data from the Union Health Ministry. India's recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 95.92 percent. However, there are 2.68 lakh active cases in the country. Globally, more than 8.1 crore people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 17.8 lakh have died so far. Many countries have granted emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines and have started the process of vaccinating healthcare workers and high-risk groups. India's regulator is expected to grant a similar approval soon.

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  • December 30, 2020 / 22:14 IST

    New COVID Strain LIVE Updates | 8 samples taken in Delhi positive; 7 in quarantine at LNJP

    Of the 14 samples, including those of UK returnees, sent for testing to the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi, eight have tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus detected in that country, official sources said on Wednesday.

    These eight people also included a woman who left the Delhi airport and travelled to Andhra Pradesh by train last week, they said.

    The remaining seven are in quarantine at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, the sources said.

  • December 30, 2020 / 21:53 IST

    Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | 

    Delhi reports 677 new COVID-19cases, 940 recoveries and 21 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Delhi Health Department. Total cases: 6,24,795; Total recoveries: 6,08,434; Death toll: 10,523; Active cases: 5,838.

  • December 30, 2020 / 21:31 IST

    Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | 

    Tamil Nadu reported 945 new COVID-19cases, 1,060 discharges, and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours: State Health Department. Total cases: 8,17,077; Total discharges: 7,96,353; Death toll: 12,109; Active cases: 8,615.

  • December 30, 2020 / 21:11 IST

    Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | 

    Karnataka reported 973 new COVID-19cases, 1,217 discharges and 7 deaths today. Total cases: 9,18,544; Total discharges: 8,94,834; Death toll: 12,081; Active cases: 11,610.

  • December 30, 2020 / 20:44 IST

    Coronavirus vaccine LIVE Updates | Vaccinated U.S. nurse contracts COVID-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work: ABC

    A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reportedon Tuesday, but a medical expert said the body needs more time to build up protection.

    Matthew W., 45, a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects.

    Six days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, the report added. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue.

    Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist with Family Health Centers of San Diego, told the ABC News affiliate that this scenario was not unexpected.

  • December 30, 2020 / 20:27 IST

    Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | 

    Odisha government prohibits the congregation at public places including hotels, restaurants, clubs, convention halls etc. during New year celebrations on 31st and1st January in view of COVID-19pandemic.

  • December 30, 2020 / 20:11 IST

    Coronavirus vaccine LIVE Updates | Russia to distribute over 1 million Sputnik V shots at home by year-end: Minister

    Russia will have supplied more than 1 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to its own national inoculation programme by the end of this year, a government minister said on Wednesday.

    Russia, which began rolling out the vaccine in early December, has so far produced over 2 million doses in total, Industry Minister Denis Manturov told state television.

    The Sputnik V vaccine is administered in two doses, which use different components, 21 days apart.

    Read more here.

  • December 30, 2020 / 19:53 IST

    Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates | 

    Punjab Govt decides to lift night curfew (10 pm to 5 am) and restrictions on gatherings, and on timings of hotels, restaurants, marriage halls from January 1.

  • December 30, 2020 / 19:46 IST

    Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | 

    COVID-19 tally in Maharashtra rises to 19,28,603 withaddition of 3,537 new cases; 70 deaths push toll to 49,463, according to the state health department.

  • December 30, 2020 / 19:26 IST

    Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | 

    Rajasthan reported 770 new COVID-19cases, 6 deaths and 1,142 recoveries/discharges today. Total cases: 3,07,554; Death toll: 2,689; Total recoveries/discharges: 2,95,030; Active cases: 9,835.

  • December 30, 2020 / 18:45 IST

    Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates | 

    6,268 new COVID-19cases, 5,707 recoveries and28 deaths reported in Keralatoday. The total number of active cases in the state is 65,394. The total recovered cases are 6,87,104.

  • December 30, 2020 / 18:28 IST

    New COVID Strain LIVE Updates | Two cases of new coronavirus strain detected in UP

    Traces of a new strain of coronavirus were found in two people who recently returned from the United Kingdom, an Uttar Pradesh official said on Wednesday.

    The two cases were found in Meerut and Gautam Buddh Nagar and samples of their contacts are also being taken, Additional Chief Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad said.

    Tests of those returning from the United Kingdom after December 9 are continuing and till now around 2,500 samples have been sent to the labs, he said, adding that so far 10 people who returned from the UK have tested positive.

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