Chandigarh reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality, and 21 recoveries. Infection tally rises to 21,154, death toll 342. The number of active cases stands at 168.
Coronavirus News Highlights: Today is the 321st day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded more than 1.08 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including over 1.55 lakh deaths. A total of 1.05 crore people have recuperated from COVID-19 in the country so far. However, there are 1.48 lakh active cases. India's recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 97.16 percent. Globally, over 10.63 crore people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 23.21 lakh have died so far. India, along with many countries, has granted emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines and has started the process of vaccinating healthcare workers and high-risk groups. India's regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for two vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin. Nearly 59 lakh people have been given their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in India so far.
Chandigarh reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality, and 21 recoveries. Infection tally rises to 21,154, death toll 342. The number of active cases stands at 168.
Haryana reported 93 new coronavirus infections and four COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally of Haryana has risen to 2.69 lakh and the total death toll is now 3,033. There are 854 active COVID-19 cases in the state at present.
Madhya Pradesh reported 167 new COVID-19 cases, two fatalities, and 219 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The total Infection tally in the state rose to 2,56,758, and the death toll increased to 3,825. The number of active cases in MP stands at 1,987.
There are 7,860 cases per million in India at present and the case positivity rate for last week is 1.68 percent. Only two states -- Kerala and Maharashtra –still have more than 35,000 coronavirus cases. Together, these states contribute 71 percent of India’s total COVID-19 cases, says Health Secretary
Rajasthan reports 90 new COVID-19cases, 125 recoveries in the last 24 today. Total cases: 3,18,384, Total recoveries: 3,14,175, Death toll: 2,772, Active cases: 1,435.
India has asked its nationals not to travel to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait via the UAE and get stranded in this country, in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region. In a statement posted on Twitter on Monday, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said: "It has been brought to the attention of the Embassy of Indian in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India, Dubai that several Indian nationals intending to travel to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have got stranded in the UAE.""Due to COVID-related restrictions on incoming passengers, currently it is not possible for Indian nationals to transit via Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait," the statement said.The UAE has recorded a slight uptick in its daily count of COVID-19 cases in the last one month, when the economy reopened.In total, the coronavirus has claimed 947 lives, along with 332,603 confirmed cases, in the UAE, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Andhra Pradesh reports 70 new COVID-19cases and 115 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 8,88,555, Total recoveries: 8,80,478, Death toll: 7,160, Active cases: 917.
Majority of Indians are in favour of getting vaccinated against COVID-19, and ready to pay for vaccines if the government's free vaccination programme gets restricted to only vulnerable sections of the population, found an online survey.
Kerala recorded 5,214 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the caseload to 9,77,394, while the toll mountedto 3,902 with 19 additional fatalities. As many as 6,475 people were cured of the infection, taking the total recoveries to 9,09,102.The active cases touched 64,131, Health minister K K Shailaja said in a press release.In the last 24 hours ending 2 pm, 69,844 samples were tested and the test positivity rate was 7.47 per cent.A total of 1,02,14,097 samples have been examined so far, according to the release.Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam reported 615 fresh cases today, the highest, while Kollam logged 586, Kottayam 555 and five districts accounted for over 400 cases.No UK returnee has tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.Of the positive cases, 29 were health workers, while 61 had come from outside the state and 4,788 infected through contact.At least 2,33,664 people were under observation in various districts, including 10,230 in hospitals, the release added.
At least 80 per cent personnel of the Gujarat police have so far been covered under the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive, an official said on Tuesday.As per an official release, 1.32 lakh personnel, including 81,000 from the regular police force, 22,000 home guards, 22,000 jawans of gram rakshak dal and around 4,000 traffic brigade personnel, have received the vaccine.Personnel from the prisons department, CID, State Reserve Police and Anti-Corruption Bureau were also being inoculated across the state, the release from the office of the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) stated.The state health department and civic bodies have set up booths exclusively to administer shots to policemen, the statement said.While the COVID-19 vaccination drive began in Gujarat on January 16, immunisation for frontline workers, including police personnel, started from January 31.At least 80 per cent of police personnel were already covered and the remaining will get the shots in the next two to three days, the release said.State DGP Ashish Bhatia had taken the vaccine on the first day to clear all doubts surrounding the vaccine, it was stated.Till February 8, as many as 6.04 lakh ''Corona Warriors'', including healthcare and frontline workers, were covered in the immunisation drive.According to the health department, 49,000 persons were inoculated at 976 session sites across Gujarat on Monday.
Maharashtra minister Satej Patil on Tuesday informed that he had tested positive for novel coronavirus.Taking to social media, the minister of state for home in the MVA government said, "I have tested positive for COVID-19. My health condition is good and have started medication as advised by doctors."Sources close to the minister said he had recently come back from the United States of America and had got himself tested as a precautionary measure, and the report returned positive.
Tamil Nadu reports 469 new COVID-19cases, 491 discharges and 4 deaths today. Total cases: 8,42,730, Total discharges: 8,26,011, Death toll: 12,391, Active cases: 4,328.
5,214 new COVID-19cases, 6475 recoveries and 19 deaths reported in Kerala today. Number of active cases now at 64,131; so far 9,09,102 persons have recovered.
