Covid LIVE: Cumulative vaccine doses administered cross 926 million

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala recorded 9,735 cases, Maharashtra 2,401, Delhi 27, Karnataka 523, Tamil Nadu 1,531 cases in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona updates

11:05 PM

Assam logs 300 fresh Covid-19 cases, six more fatalities

Assam reported six more COVID-19 deaths pushing the death toll to 5,903 while 300 fresh cases took the tally to 6,03,923 on Wednesday, according to a bulletin of the National Health Mission.

Of the fresh fatalities, one each died in Cachar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Kamrup Metro, Nagaon, and Udalguri districts.

Kamrup Metropolitan district recorded the highest number of new cases at 69, followed by Lakhimpur (26), and 25 each in Golaghat and Jorhat.

10:05 PM

Cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered cross 926 million

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 92.60 crore on Wednesday, the Union Health Ministry said.

More than 40 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Wednesday till 8:30 PM.

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said.

10:04 PM

Bengal reports 15 more Covid deaths, 786 new cases

West Bengal's COVID-19 toll rose to 18,863 after 15 more people succumbed to the disease on Wednesday, a bulletin released by the state health department said.

Eleven COVID-19 deaths were reported on the previous day.

The tally went up to 15,73,246 with 786 people testing positive in the last 24 hours.

9:58 PM

Covid-19 side effect may include redness of hands, feet: Study

Redness and inflammation in the hands and feet, referred to as COVID toe condition, may be one of the side effects of COVID-19, a new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology' has noted.

 

Scientists studying the skin condition believe it could be the human immune system's response to the virus which causes COVID-19 and usually develops within one to four weeks of being infected. It can result in fingers and toes becoming swollen or changing colour and also causes some chilblain-type lesions.

 

"The epidemiology and clinical features of chilblain-like lesions have been extensively studied and published, however, little is known about the pathophysiology involved," said Dr Charles Cassius, the senior author of the study published this week.

9:36 PM

Haryana adds 11 Covid-19 cases

Haryana on Wednesday reported 11 fresh coronavirus cases that pushed its infection tally to 7,70,949, according to a health department bulletin.

The death toll remained unchanged at 9,875, the bulletin said.

Of the fresh cases, four were reported from Gurugram district.

9:34 PM

Mumbai logs over 600 Covid-19 cases in day after July 14; seven die

For the first time after July 14, Mumbai on Wednesday logged more than 600 new COVID-19 cases a day ahead of the scheduled reopening of temples and other religious places in Maharashtra on the first day of the Navratri festival.

With 629 new cases and seven fatalities, Mumbai's tally of infections rose to 7,45,792 and the toll to 16,136 on Wednesday, a civic body official said.

This is only the first occasion that Mumbai saw over 600 fresh COVID-19 infections in a single day after July 14 when 635 cases and 10 fatalities were recorded.

9:01 PM

1,432 new Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths in TN

Tamil Nadu reported 1,432 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the caseload to 26,72,843 till date, while 25 deaths took the toll to 35,707.

Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 1,519 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 26,20,499 leaving 16,637 active infections, a health department bulletin said.

Chennai accounted for the most number of infections (176), followed by Coimbatore (149) and Chengalpet (110), while the remaining were scattered across various districts.

8:52 PM

MP sees 16 new Covid-19 cases; no fatality

Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 16 coronavirus positive cases which raised the tally of infections to 7,92,596, a state health department official said.

With no COVID-19 fatality reported during the day, the death toll in the central state stood at 10,522, the official said.

As many as 7,81,953 patients have recovered from the viral infection so far, leaving MP with 121 active cases, he said.

8:34 PM

Maharashtra sees 2,876 new Covid-19 cases, 90 deaths, 2,763 recoveries

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 2,876 new coronavirus positive cases and 90 fatalities while 2,763 patients recovered, a state health department official said.

Maharashtra witnessed a marginal rise in the number of COVID-19 cases but the fatalities rose sharply compared to Tuesday when the state had logged 2,401 infections and 39 deaths.

With the new additions, the tally of infections in Maharashtra rose to 65,67,791, the death toll to 1,39,362 and the count of recoveries to 63,91,662, leaving the state with 33,181 active cases, the official said.

8:23 PM

Kerala sees 12,616 new cases in a day, TPR rises to nearly 13%

The daily new Covid cases in Kerala on Wednesday stood at 12,616 after 98,782 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, while the daily test positivity rate went up to 12.77 per cent, said a statement from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

 

The statement further pointed out that 14,516 people turned negative, while the number of active cases across the state was 122,407, of which 11 per cent were in hospitals.

 

A total of 134 Covid deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total death toll to 25,811.

8:23 PM

Wear masks, keep Covid at bay while pandal hopping: Mamata urges people

Emphasising the necessity of wearing face masks to keep the spread of COVID-19 in check, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday urged everyone to be careful while pandal hopping as the pandemic is still around.

The chief minister appealed to people while inaugurating two Durga Puja pandals in south Kolkata on Wednesday.

"I request people visiting the pandals during the festival to wear masks even if they are fully vaccinated. Some people are testing positive for COVID-19, even after being administered both doses of the vaccine, she said while inaugurating the Naktala Udayan Sangha puja pandal.

8:15 PM

Nashik district sees 96 new Covid-19 cases, 92 recoveries

Nashik district in Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 96 fresh COVID-19 cases while 92 patients recovered, health officials said.

The tally of infections in the Nashik district now stands at 4,08,952 while the death toll reached 8,642 with one more patient succumbing to the COVID-19 infection.

7:45 PM

Delhi records 26 new Covid-19 cases, zero death

Delhi reported 26 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent, according to the health bulletin issued by the city government.

The national capital recorded no coronavirus-related fatality in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

Delhi has recorded only one death due to the infection in October so far. Last month, five people succumbed to the viral disease.

7:39 PM

Kerala coronavirus update:12,616 fresh Covid-19 cases, 134 deaths

Kerala on Wednesday reported 12,616 fresh COVID-19 cases and 134 deaths, taking the infection caseload to 47,51,434 and fatalities to 25,811.

The number of people who recovered from the infection since Tuesday was 14,516, which brought the total recoveries to 46,02,600 and the active cases to 1,22,407, an official press release said.

As many as 98,782 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, it said.

7:20 PM

Bharat Biotech submits data on Covid drug clinical trial in children

Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday data on clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, conducted on children aged 2 to 18 has been submitted to the country's drug regulator.

7:05 PM

ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava released MUDRA Toolbox

6:43 PM

We applaud India's decision to resume vaccine exports: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R Sherman

6:14 PM

West Bengal govt issues guidelines for Durga Puja; pandals should be kept open from all sides

5:33 PM

Russia reports record daily Covid death toll

Russia has confirmed 929 Covid-19-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, the highest daily count in the country, bringing the national death toll to 212,625, the official monitoring and response centre said on Wednesday.

A total of 25,133 new infections were registered, taking the nationwide tally to 7,662,560. The number of recoveries increased by 19,841 to 6,778,900, Xinhua news agency reported.

5:23 PM

Covid vaccine hesitancy in India at lowest level, only 7% adults now hesitant: Survey

Only 7 per cent Indian adults are currently hesitant to getting inoculated against COVID-19, the lowest vaccine hesitancy level in the country so far, according to a new survey.

The study conducted by the online community platform LocalCircles received 12,810 responses from citizens -- 67 per cent men and 33 per cent women -- across 301 districts.

5:09 PM

Odisha logs 593 new Covid-19 cases, 4 more fatalities

Odisha on Wednesday reported 593 new Covid-19 cases, 140 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 10,29,412, a health department official said.

Four more fatalities raised the coronavirus death toll to 8,227, he said.

The daily positivity rate stood at 0.82 per cent, marginally up from 0.77 per cent on the previous day, as the fresh cases were detected from 71,749 sample tests in the last 24 hours.

4:38 PM

Andhra sees 800 new cases

4:09 PM

WHO says number of new cases fell last week

The World Health Organization says the number of newly reported coronavirus cases fell in the last week, continuing a declining global trend that first began in August.

 

In its latest assessment of the pandemic, the UN health agency reported Tuesday that there were 3.1 million new COVID-19 cases, a 9% fall, and about 54,000 deaths in the last week, roughly similar to the week before. WHO said there were declines in case numbers in all world regions except for Europe, where the number was about the same as the previous week.

3:52 PM

Uttarakhand govt issues SOPs for Char Dham Yatra

3:24 PM

Cabinet approves setting up of 7 mega investment textile parks

3:15 PM

Cabinet approves bonus for non-gazetted Railway employees

2:22 PM

Cabinet briefing at 3 pm

1:34 PM

Mongolia logs 2,409 new Covid cases; 14 more deaths

Mongolia reported 2,409 new Covid-19 cases and 14 more deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 317,010 and death toll to 1,303, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

 

One of the latest confirmed cases was imported from abroad, and the remaining ones were local infections, said the ministry, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

Currently, 22,158 Covid-19 patients are being hospitalised across the country, while 55,363 patients are receiving home-based care due to a shortage of hospital beds and medical staff, according to the ministry.

1:19 PM

Arunachal logs 19 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 54,771

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally climbed to 54,771 with 19 fresh cases, a senior health department official said on Wednesday.

 

The death toll in the northeastern state, however, remained at 277.

 

Arunachal Pradesh now has 414 active cases, while 54,080 people have recovered from the disease so far, he said.

 

Lower Dibang Valley district has the highest number of active infections at 72, followed by Lohit (70), West Kameng (64) Tawang (48) and East Siang (41).

12:56 PM

US Deputy Secretary of State meets medical researchers, public health advocates in Delhi

United States' Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has met medical researchers and public health advocates in New Delhi and held discussions on Covid-19 pandemic and vaccine production.

 

Taking to Twitter, Sherman said, "It was a pleasure to meet with medical researchers and public health advocates in New Delhi today. We talked about everything they're doing to save lives in the Covid-19 pandemic--and India's leadership on vaccine production and assistance."

 

US Deputy Secretary of State arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday to review India-US bilateral agenda and discuss regional and global issues.

 

During her visit from October 5-7, she will hold talks with External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval.