Covid LIVE: 53.5% in 18-44 age group vaccinated in India, says govt

Coronavirus updates: Modi tells UN General Assembly India has developed the world's first DNA vaccine; Kerala allows hotels and restaurants to open with 50% capacity.

Coronavirus updates: India recorded 28,326 new cases of Covid-19 and 260 deaths overnight, said the health ministry on Sunday, marking a 4.3 per cent dip in numbers since Saturday.

The country has 33.6 million Covid-19 cases in total and 4,46,918 people have died of the disease, said the ministry. Active cases—people being treated--have increased to 3,03,476.

India has developed the world's first DNA vaccine that can be given to everyone older than 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the United Nations on Saturday. "Come, make vaccines in India," he told the General Assembly on Saturday.

“Team India is making new records in vaccination, setting up an example for the world,” he on Mann Ki Baat, his monthly recorded TV show the next day.

Modi is now speaking on his monthly radio show 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Kerala’s government announced new guidelines to contain Covid-19 cases, allowing hotels, restaurants and bars to open with 50 per cent seating capacity. Air-conditioning in hotels will be off.

World coronavirus updates: Russia reported 22,041 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, the highest since August 14, according to the government’s virus response center. Total cases have reached 7.398 million, Bloomberg reported Saturday.

Iran will receive its first batch of the Pfizer vaccine in the near future, the country’s Food and Drug Administration said in a statement, reversing a ban on the imports of the shot for being co-developed by an American company.

The more infectious nature of the delta mutation of the coronavirus has seen it almost completely displace the beta variant in South Africa, the discovery of which led to widespread travel bans.

12:01 AM

11 new coronavirus cases in UP, COVID death toll remains unchanged

Eleven fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh taking the total number of cases in the state to 17,09,772 on Sunday, a health bulletin stated.

 

The death toll stood at 22,890 with no fresh COVID-19 deaths.

 

Of the 11 fresh cases, two each were reported from Prayagraj and Gautan Buddh Nagar, the UP government said in a statement issued here.

 

In the past 24 hours, 12 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease, and so far 16,86,706 people have recovered in the state.

 

The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 176, the statement said.

 

In the past 24 hours, more than 2.17 lakh samples have been sent for testing, while over 7.77 crore samples have been sent for testing till now, it said.

11:00 PM

Chhattisgarh sees 13 new COVID-19 cases

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 case tally rose to 10,05,242 on Sunday with 13 additions, a health official said. No fresh COVID-19 fatality was reported due to the infection in the state during the day. The number of recoveries rose to 9,91,393 after six people were discharged from hospitals while 16 others completed their home isolation during the day. The number of active cases and death toll in Chhattisgarh stands at 285 and 13,564, respectively.

 

Bilaspur district recorded the highest three new cases. No fresh cases were reported in 21 districts including the Durg district while the Raipur district reported two new infections, taking the caseload to 1,57,925, including 3,139 deaths," he said.

 

With 16,305 new tests, the number of samples examined so far in Chhattisgarh went up to 13,004,355.

 

Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 10,05,242, new cases 13, death toll 13,564, recovered 9,91,393, active cases 285, today's tests 16,305, total tests 13,004,355.

10:31 PM

Punjab reports 33 new Covid cases

With 33 fresh cases of coronavirus, the tally in Punjab reached 6,01,500 on Sunday, according to a medical bulletin.

 

No Covid-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 16,506. One death case was added to the toll after reconciliation of data, it said.

 

Among the fresh cases, Gurdaspur reported seven cases, followed by five in Jalandhar and three in Mohali.

 

The number of active cases stood at 282.

 

Thirty-one people recovered from the infection, pushing the number of those recovered to 5,84,712, the bulletin said. Chandigarh reported one case, taking the tally to 65,210. With no death reported in the last 24 hours, the toll remained at 819 in the city. The number of active cases in the city was 41 while the number of those recovered was 64,350.

10:00 PM

Daily Covid-19 infections dip to 1,694 in Tamil Nadu

After hovering above 1,700, the daily count of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu dropped to 1,694 on Sunday. As many as 14 people succumbed to the virus, mounting the toll to 35,490, a medical bulletin said on Sunday. The total caseload rose to 26.57 lakh with the addition of 1,694 new cases.

 

The number of daily cases reported in the state was above 1,700 over the last few days.

 

Recoveries were marginally lower than the fresh cases, with 1,658 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 26,04,491 leaving 17,285 active infections. A total of 1,55,245 samples were tested, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 4.63 crore till date.

9:23 PM

One more death, 127 new cases in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 127 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday that took the infection tally to 3,29,008, while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 4,422, officials said. Of the new cases, 23 were from Jammu division and 104 from the Kashmir division, they said.

 

Srinagar district recorded the highest 56 cases followed by 13 in Baramulla district.

 

There are 1,514 active cases in the Union Territory, while the number of those who have recovered from the infection has reached 3,23,072, officials said. The death toll stands at 4,422 after one more fatality was reported in the past 24 hours, they said. Officials said there were 46 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the Union Territory as no fresh case has been reported since Saturday evening.

9:07 PM

Delhi reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatalities in last 24 hours

A total of 29 new COVID-19 cases and zero fatalities were reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours.

 

As per the health bulletin issued by Delhi Government on Sunday, the cumulative cases registered so far is 14,38,714. These include 371 active cases.

 

With 37 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries climbed to 14,13,258. The death tally is 25,085.

 

In the last 24 hours, 62,546 tests were being conducted to detect the presence of the COVID-19 virus. Of these, 45,525 RTPCR tests and 17,021 were rapid antigen tests. A total of 2,74,09,022 tests have been done so far. The total number of containment zones in the metropolitan is 95.

8:51 PM

Goa reports 74 new cases, four deaths; active tally 918

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 74 to reach 1,76,095 on Sunday, a health department official said. The death toll reached 3,303 as four patients succumbed to the infection during the day, he said. The number of recoveries in the state rose to 1,71,874 as 98 patients got discharged from hospitals on Sunday.

 

The active COVID-19 in the coastal state now is 918 now, the official said.

 

"With 4,852 new tests, the overall test count has gone up to 13,34,309," he added. Goa's COVID-19 figures: Positive cases 1,76,095, new cases 74, death toll 3,303, recoveries 1,71,874, active cases 918, samples tested till date 13,34,309.

8:40 PM

Thailand logs 12,353 new Covid-19 cases, 125 more deaths

Thailand's Covid-19 cases increased by 12,353 to 1,561,638 during the past 24 hours, the country's Center for COVID-19 Administration (CCSA) reported Sunday.

Some 125 coronavirus-related deaths were recorded on Sunday, taking the cumulative fatalities to 16,268, according to the CCSA, the country's COVID-19 task force.

8:31 PM

Goa reports 74 new cases, four deaths; active tally 918

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 74 to reach 1,76,095 on Sunday, a health department official said.

The death toll reached 3,303 as four patients succumbed to the infection during the day, he said.

8:16 PM

West Bengal logs 748 new Covid-19 cases, 9 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 15,66,393 on Sunday as 748 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 18,736, a health bulletin said.

The metropolis registered the highest number of new cases at 139, followed by 118 in neighbouring North 24 Parganas district.

8:12 PM

Karnataka reports 775 new cases, 9 deaths

Karnataka has reported 775 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29.73 lakh and toll to 37,726, the health department said on Sunday.

The day also saw 860 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,22,427. 

8:04 PM

Maharashtra sees 3,206 Covid-19 cases, 36 deaths, 3,292 recoveries

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,206 new coronavirus positive cases and 36 fatalities while 3,292 patients recovered, the health department said.

The new additions pushed the tally of infections in Maharashtra to 65,44,325 and the death toll to 1,38,870. The total number of recoveries in Maharashtra stands at 63,64,027 which leaves the state with 37,860 active cases, as per the official statement.

Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.24 per cent and the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.

7:51 PM

US has enough Covid-19 vaccines for boosters, kids' shots

With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, US health authorities said they're confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future.

The spike in demand -- expected following last week's federal recommendation on booster shots -- would be the first significant jump in months. More than 70 million Americans remain unvaccinated despite the enticement of lottery prizes, free food or gifts and pleas from exhausted health care workers as the average number of deaths per day climbed to more than 1,900 in recent weeks.

7:39 PM

73% in 12 Odisha dists develop antibody against Covid-19

At least 73 per cent population in 12 districts of Odisha have developed antibodies against Covid-19, said Sanghamitra Pati, director of ICMR's Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) on Sunday.

On the instruction of the Odisha government, the RMRC conducted a Sero Survey in 12 districts of the state between August 29 and September 15. The surveyed districts area -- Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Khurda, Puri, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur.

7:22 PM

53.5% in 18-44 age group vaccinated against Covid in India

The Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Sunday said 53.5 per cent of people in the 18-44 age group have been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine.

According to the Ministry, 34,66,84,035 people in this age bracket have received at least one dose of the vaccine while 7,34,36,483 have received both the doses.

In the age group of 45-59 years, 28.3 per cent of people have been vaccinated which includes 15,59,65,608 people with one dose and 7,35,71,780 people with both doses.