Coronavirus News Highlights: India has vaccinated a total of 6,31,417 beneficiaries through 11,660 sessions: Health Ministry

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Jharkhand reports 101 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

Jharkhand reported 101 new COVID-19 cases, 141 recoveries and 3 deaths reported today, as per State Health Department

Total cases: 1,17,887
Total recoveries: 1,15,683
Active cases: 1,147
Death toll: 1,057 pic.twitter.com/CqDQ9ZtnwW

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | West Bengal reports 412 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

West Bengal reports 412 new #COVID19 cases, 513 discharges, and 11 deaths today, as per State Health Department

Total cases: 5,66,073

Total recoveries: 5,49,218

Active cases: 6,781

Death toll: 10,074 pic.twitter.com/RuAWFERRxa

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Karnataka reports 645 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

Karnataka reported 645 new #COVID19 cases, 807 discharges, and 6 deaths today.

Total cases: 9,33,077

Total discharges: 9,13,012

Death toll: 12,181

Active cases: 7,865 pic.twitter.com/JkwPwycGJV

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | On January 19, 27 healthcare workers were vaccinated at Delhi’s RML Hospital and another 30 healthcare workers were vaccinated at the city’s Safdarjung Hospital.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Maharashtra reports 2,294 new COVID-19 cases, 50 deaths

Maharashtra reports 2,294 new #COVID19 cases, 4,516 discharges, and 50 deaths today

Total cases - 19,94,977
Total recoveries - 18,94,839
Death toll - 50,523

Active cases - 48,406 pic.twitter.com/BRZ6jKxIth

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Centre supplying additional 92,500 doses of Covishield to Uttarakhand

The Centre is supplying additional 92,500 doses of Covishield vaccine to Uttarakhand that will reach Dehradun Airport tomorrow morning: State Chief Minister's Office

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Lakshadweep reports its first case of COVID-19 infection on Jan 18

Lakshadweep reported its first case of COVID-19 infection on January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on January 19.

“The person had arrived at Lakshadweep from Kochi on January 4. Initially, 31 primary contacts of the case were traced and quarantined, of which 14 tested positive and were isolated. Another 56 contacts of the positive cases have been traced and quarantined,” the ministry added.

A Central multi-disciplinary team comprising experts from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry; National Institute of Virology, Pune; and Regional Office of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been sent to Lakshadweep.

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Seychelles will begin from January 20: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs said on January 19 that the Government of India has received several requests for the supply of Indian manufactured vaccines from neighbouring and key partner countries. Supplies under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Seychelles will begin from January 20. The MEA added: “In respect of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Mauritius, we are awaiting their confirmation of necessary regulatory clearances.”

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Bharat Biotech denied permission to conduct simultaneous trials for its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine 

Bharat Biotech has not been allowed to conduct simultaneous phase one and phase two trials for its nasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The decision was taken at a Subject Expert Committee (SEC) meeting that was called on January 19 for the approval of the phase one trial of the intranasal coronavirus vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Washington University School of Medicine and Ocugen – a vaccine maker based in the United States.

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | India has vaccinated a total of 6,31,417 beneficiaries through 11,660 sessions: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has said that India has so far vaccinated a total of 6,31,417 healthcare workers till 6 pm on January 19 through 11,660 vaccination sessions held across the country.

A total of 1,77,368 beneficiaries were vaccinated against COVID-19 through 3,800 vaccination sessions that were held till 6 pm on the fourth day of the first phase of the nationwide coronavirus vaccination drive.

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Vaccination drive for healthcare workers of Tri-Services Command commences on Jan 19

First phase of the vaccination drive commenced for Health Care Workers of the Tri-Services Command today at INHS Dhanvantari under Headquarters, Andaman & Nicobar Command. A total of 370 doses of the vaccine for the first phase have been received: Defence Ministry pic.twitter.com/UefjadSfka

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi reports 231 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

Delhi reports 231 new COVID-19 cases, 222 discharges, and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, says Delhi Health Department

Total cases: 6,32,821
Active cases: 2,334
Total discharges: 6,19,723
Death toll: 10,764 pic.twitter.com/omKCQJaSdV

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2021