Himachal Pradesh reports 803 fresh cases in past 24 hours. The total numbers of cases and recovered cases are 43,500 and 34,458 respectively. Death toll rose to 698.
Coronavirus News Highlights: Today is the 256th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 95,71,559 confirmed COVID- 19 cases, including 1,39,188 deaths. A total of 90,16,289 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 4,16,082 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 4.35 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. India's recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 94.20 percent. Globally, more than 6.51 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 15.04 lakh have died so far. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates:
Himachal Pradesh reports 803 fresh cases in past 24 hours. The total numbers of cases and recovered cases are 43,500 and 34,458 respectively. Death toll rose to 698.
Madhya Pradesh reports 1,324 fresh cases, 1,556 recoveries and 14 deaths in past 24 hours. The total numbers of cases and recovered cases are 2,11,698 and 1,94,743 respectively. Death toll rose to 3,314.
Andhra Pradesh reports 599 fresh cases, 913 recoveries and 6 deaths in past 24 hours. The total numbers of cases and recovered cases are 8,70,675 and 8,57,233 respectively. Death toll rose to 7020.
Karnataka reports 1247 fresh cases, 877 recoveries and 13 deaths in past 24 hours. The total numbers of cases and recovered cases are 8,90,360 and 8,53,461 respectively. Death toll rose to 11,834.
Rajasthan reports 1,934 fresh cases, 3,141 recoveries and 19 deaths in past 24 hours. The total numbers of cases and recovered cases are 2,76,420 and 2,49,713 respectively. Death toll rose to 2,389.
Uttarakhand reports 618 fresh cases, 560 recoveries and 10 deaths in past 24 hours. The total numbers of active cases and recovered cases are 4,994 and 69,831 respectively. Death toll rose to 1,273.
Delhi reports 4,067 fresh cases, 4,862 recoveries and 73 deaths in past 24 hours. The total numbers ofcases and recovered cases are 5,86,125 and 5,48,376 respectively. Death toll rose to 9,497.
Kerala reports 5,718 fresh cases and 5,496 recoveries in past 24 hours.The total numbers of active cases and recovered cases are 61,401 and 5,61,874 respectively.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra found unfit for Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine trial as his immediate family members had earlier tested positive for infection, says doctor.
The Karnataka government on Friday indicated it is likely to impose curbs on public celebrations ahead of the new year, while ruling out the possibility of night curfew for now, amid an experts' panel report expecting a second wave of COVID-19 in early 2021.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for COVID-19 in the state has indicated the possibility of the second wave of the pandemic during January-February, and has recommended to ban new year public celebrations the last two weeks of this month till January 1 and to impose night curfew in the period.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in response to a question from reporters about the possibility of imposing a night curfew said "..there is no such plans for now."
Delhi Govt is enrolling healthcare workers for COVID-19vaccination. Many registered nursing homes andhospitals have submitted HR data, along with many smaller unregistered clinics. Govt invites remaining healthcare facilities to submit names of the healthcare workers.
Dr Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious diseases expert, has apologised after his remarks created a bit of a stir for implying that the UK's regulator had rushed the process when it became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech for rollout. In an interview with the BBC, Fauci stressed that his remarks had been misconstrued as criticism of the UK's vaccine approval process, in which he has a great deal of confidence. "I have a great deal of confidence in what the UK does both scientifically and from a regulator standpoint," he said. (PTI)
The Delhi government has begun the process of enrolment of healthcare workers of different hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities for COVID-19 vaccination. For uploading data, a link has been provided on the website of the Delhi State Health Mission, reported news agency PTI citing a public notice published in a national daily. Hundreds of healthcare workers (HCWs) at government and private facilities in Delhi had contracted the novel coronavirus, and many more are still getting affected by it.
