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Mizoram reports over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for 4th consecutive day

Mizoram reported over 1,000 fresh COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as 1,055 more people, including 185 children, tested positive

Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crosses 720 million: Govt

The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 720 million on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said.

Centre orders 660 mn Covishield doses, to be supplied by Dec: Report

The Union government has placed a purchase order with the Serum Institute of India (SII) for 66 crore doses of Covishield to be supplied by December, official sources said on Thursday. The development comes after Prakash Kumar Singh, the Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, informed the Union Health Ministry that the firm would be able to supply 20.29 crore doses of Covishied in the month of September. The Pune-based firm has enhanced the manufacturing capacity of Covishield to more than 20 crore doses per month. The Health Ministry had in July placed an order with Bharat Biotech for the supply of 28.50 crore doses of Covaxin, but the firm has not been able to start the supply of those yet, an official source said. Bharat Biotech is close to completing the supply of five crore doses of Covaxin for which the Health Ministry had placed an order on March 12, the source said. The source added that the ministry had placed an order for 37.50 crore doses of Covishield betw

Kerala sees 26,200 new coronavirus cases, reports 125 deaths today

Kerala on Thursday reported 26,200 fresh coronavirus cases and 125 deaths which pushed the total infections in the state to 43,09,694 and the fatalities till now to 22,126, the state government said. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) was recorded at 16.69 per cent after testing 1,56,957 samples in the last 24 hours and with this, 3.29 crore samples have been tested till now, a state government release said. The bulletin also said that since Wednesday, 29,209 people recovered from the infection taking the total number to 40,50,665 and the number of active cases to 2,36,345. Among the 14 districts, Thrissur recorded the highest number of cases with 3,279 followed by Ernakulam 3,175, Thiruvananthapuram 2,598, Malappuram 2,452, Kozhikode 2,332, Kollam 2,124, Palakkad 1,996, Alappuzha 1,604, Kottayam 1,580, Kannur 1,532, Pathanamthitta 1,244 and Wayanad 981, the release said. Of the new cases, 114 were health workers, 81 from outside the state and 24,999 infected through contact, with the

18% of India's adults fully vaccinated, 58% got at least one dose: Govt

The government on Thursday said 58 per cent of India's adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Will get a report on possible Nipah impact and take action: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he will be getting a report on the possible impact of Nipah virus infections in the state, and necessary action will be taken to control it.

Kerala reports 30,196 fresh coronavirus cases, sees 181 fatalities

After recording less than 30,000 cases since last Friday, Kerala on Wednesday reported 30,196 afresh, pushing the total infections in the state to 42,83,494.

Over 703.1 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Centre

More than 703.1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Delhi approves 3,700 applications to aid families who lost member to Covid

The Delhi government received around 10,000 financial aid applications by the families which lost their loved ones to coronavirus, and has so far approved 3,700 of them, while nearly 6,300 are pending

Over 700 mn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 70 crore, with the last 10 crore doses being given in just 13 days

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Chief Minister warns Maharashtra 'situation can go out of hand' during festivals; Kerala High Court rules on Covishield vaccine's second dose.

Over 700 mn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The coronavirus has to be defeated and vaccination is the way to victory, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Allow second Covishield dose after 4 weeks from first: Kerala HC to Centre

The Kerala High Court has directed the Centre to allow scheduling, on CoWIN portal, of second COVISHIELD dose after four weeks from the first for those who want to take it earlier

Chandigarh reports 33 coronavirus cases, 1 death, 46 recoveries

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 tally reached 10,04,668 on Monday after 33 people were detected with the infection, while one death took the toll to 13,557, a health official said.

Kerala Nipah case: More contacts of child identified, 11 with symptoms

The Kerala health department has identified 251 persons who have come in contact with the 12-year-old boy, who succumbed to Nipah virus infection

States asked to send adequate number of samples for sequencing: Centre

The Centre on Monday said the states have been repeatedly advised to send adequate numbers of samples for sequencing.

India records 42,766 new coronavirus cases, 308 fresh fatalities

With 42,766 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection in a day, India's infection tally rose to 3,29,88,673, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day

Over 676 million Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 67.65 crore on Friday, the Union health ministry said. As many as 51,88,894 vaccine doses were administered on Friday, it said. This is according to the 7 pm provisional report. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said. Cumulatively, 26,66,03,686 individuals in the 18-44 age group across states and union territories have received their first dose and 3,20,41,597 have received their second dose since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive, according to health ministry data. The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level, the ministry underlined.

Punjab reports 32 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 16,437

Two more Covid-related fatalities were recorded on Friday in Punjab that took the death toll to 16,437, while 32 new cases pushed the infection tally to 6,00,745, according to a medical bulletin.

Quarantine guidelines to be strictly implemented in Kerala: Govt

As Covid-19 cases continued its upward spiral in Kerala, the Left government on Friday ordered local self government bodies to strictly implement the quarantine and isolation guidelines