Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 11,699 new cases, 58 deaths in last 24 hrs
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Cases in Kerala saw a weekly fall of 8.7% while Maharashtra logged a decrease of 6.8%. Delhi reported 29 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona updates
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Goa records 50 new Covid-19 cases, zero death, 106 recoveries
Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 50 and reached 1,76,145 on Monday, while no fresh death due to the infection was reported in the state, a health department official said.
The death toll remained unchanged at 3,303, he said.
The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 1,71,980 after 106 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the official said. Goa now has 862 active cases.
Tamil Nadu reports 1,657 new cases, 1,662 recoveries
Nashik reports 76 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 163 recoveries
The count of COVID-19 cases in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 4,08,154 with the addition of 76 new patients on Monday, officials said.
The coronavirus infection claimed two more lives which took the death toll in the district to 8,626, they said.
Karnataka reports 504 new Covid-19 cases
Puducherry sees steep fall in new Covid-19 cases
The Union Territory of Puducherry witnessed a steep fall in the number of new cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM on Monday, taking the overall tally to 1,26,127, according to the Department of Health.
Director of the department G. Sriramulu said the number of new cases reported on Sunday was 78 and it fell to 37 today. The cases were identified at the end of examination of 3,619 samples and were spread over Puducherry (28), Karaikal (7), and Mahe (2). Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, did not report any new case today.
The Director said the active cases were 866 of which 124 were in hospitals and 742 in home isolation.
Pfizer to soon submit data on Covid vax for kids aged 5-11
Pfizer is soon expected to submit data to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding safety of its mRNA Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, media reports said.
"It's a question of days, not weeks," Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said on ABC's "This Week."
While the FDA has the authority to approve the vaccines for children, Bourla said Pfizer will be ready to manufacture a vaccine specifically for children.
Kerala clocks 11,699 fresh Covid cases, 58 deaths
Kerala on Monday recorded 11,699 fresh COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths, which took the caseload to 46,41,614 and death toll to 24,661.
The number of people who recovered from the infection since Sunday was 17,763 which brought the total recoveries to 44,59,193 and the number of active cases to 1,57,158, an official press release said.
As many as 80,372 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, the release said.
After Moderna chief, now Pfizer says Covid will end in a year
The world will return to normal life as Covid-19 will end in a year, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said, while stressing the need for annual Covid jabs.
"Within a year I think we will be able to come back to normal life," Bourla was quoted as saying in an interview on ABC's "This Week."
However,"I don't think that this means that the variants will not continue coming, and I don't think that this means that we should be able to live our lives without having vaccinations," Bourla said. "But that, again, remains to be seen."
Delhi records 32 Covid-19 cases; positivity rate 0.06 per cent
The national capital recorded 32 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.06 per cent, data shared by the health department showed.
Delhi has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so far.
With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 14,38,746. Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the disease, and the death toll stands at 25,085.
HC stays order asking Delhi govt to decide on giving rent for poor during Covid-19
The Delhi High Court Monday stayed an order directing the AAP government to decide and formulate a policy on the implementation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that if a poor tenant was unable to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state would pay it.
A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice on the Delhi government's appeal against the order passed by a single judge, who also held that a Chief Minister's promise to citizens is enforceable in nature.
The bench said that irreparable loss would be caused to the appellant if an order of stay is not passed.
China defends visa curbs against stranded Indians, says it's appropriate' to combat Covid-19
China on Monday defended its visa curbs which have prevented thousands of stranded Indians from returning to Beijing, saying they are "appropriate" to control the spread of COVID-19 and do not target India alone, but are applied to even Chinese citizens coming back from overseas.
Responding to questions on Indian ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri's criticism of China's prolonged stringent travel restrictions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying also ruled out the easing of the curbs in the near future.
Mizoram CM's sister dies of Covid=10, state's positivity rate at 32%
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga's elder sister Lalvuani died of COVID-19 at a hospital on Monday.
Lalvuani, 88, died while undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl.
"It is with deep sorrow that I announce the demise of my beloved elder sister Lalvuani (88-years) this morning at 11:30 am," the chief minister tweeted.
Andhra Pradesh reported 618 fresh cases of coronavirus
Andhra Pradesh reported 618 fresh cases of coronavirus on Monday and six fatalities.
In 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday, 1,178 infected people recovered, a health department bulletin said.
The total COVID-19 positives touched 20,47,459, recoveries 20,20,835 and deaths 14,142, it said.
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner extends Covid-induced restrictions till Oct 11
Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea seeking taking Covaxin instead of Covishield as second dose
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre's stand on a petition filed by a cancer patient seeking direction to authorities concerned to allow him to take COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin as the second dose instead of Covishield, which was administered to the petitioner as the first dose.
Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Centre asking it to file a reply and listed the matter for October 28.
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First Published: Sep 27 2021 | 7:14 AM IST
