Thursday, December 19, 2024 | 10:21 PM ISTEN Hindi

Covid LIVE: 7,761 new cases in Maharashtra; TN extends lockdown till Jul 31

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Pune reported 1,154 new infections, followed by Mumbai (545), Bengaluru (400), Chennai (148), Delhi (72). Stay tuned for corona-related news

BS Web Team New Delhi

8:42 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Reliance Retail reports 39 fresh cases in a day

8:09 PM

Covid vaccine stock in Delhi will last for a day, claims official bulletin

The stock of anti-coronavirus vaccines in the national capital will last for a day only, claimed an official bulletin issued on Friday.

The city had administered 33,186 vaccine doses on Thursday of which 21,189 were first jabs and 11,997 second.

According to official data, the total number of vaccine doses administered in Delhi so far has reached 91,86,905.

On Friday morning, Delhi had 2,27,600 doses of Covaxin and 1,13,900 doses of Covishield in its balance stock. This was after 1,04,150 doses of Covishield were added to the stock on Thursday. Read here

7:40 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka reports 1,806 fresh cases in a day

7:29 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Tamil Nadu government extends lockdown till July 31 with few more relaxations

7:25 PM

Victims of vaccination fraud will be inoculated soon, BMC tells HC

A separate drive will be undertaken to inoculate more than 2,000 persons in Mumbai who became the victims of bogus COVID-19 vaccination camps, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) told the Bombay High Court on Friday.

Senior advocate Anil Sakhre, the civic body's lawyer, said that of 2,053 people who were duped at these privately-organized camps, 1,636 were checked. Read here

6:58 PM

Covid prohibitory orders extended in Nepal's Kathmandu valley till July 25

Nepal's capital Kathmandu and two surrounding districts have extended the coronavirus prohibitory period -- which was set to end on July 15 -- by another 10 days as the authorities continue to view Kathmandu Valley as a high risk zone for virus transmission, according to a media report on Friday.

In a joint statement, the district administration offices of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur said the prohibitory period will be extended till July 25, The Himalayan Times reported.

The Kathmandu valley has been under prohibitory orders since April 29 when a devastating wave of Covid-19 was sweeping across the country. (PTI)

6:34 PM

Sikkim reports 151 new Covid-19 cases, one more death

Sikkims Covid-19 tally rose to 23,080 on Friday as 151 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the Himalayan states coronavirus death toll to 319, a health department bulletin said.

Of the 151 new cases, East Sikkim registered 92, followed by West Sikkim (44), South Sikkim (14), and North Sikkim (1).

Sikkim presently has 2,320 active cases, while 20,181 people have recovered from the infection, and 260 patients have migrated to other states. (PTI)

6:16 PM

China becomes biggest vaccine donor to Nepal with 3.4 mn doses

China has announced on Friday that it would provide additional 1.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal under grant assistance, after already donating 1.8 million doses of vaccines to the Himlayan nation earlier.

Besides, Nepal is purchasing 4 million doses of vaccines from China, out of which the first consignment has already arrived in Kathmandu.

With this, Chinese vaccine donation to Nepal has reached 3.4 million, which is the highest, Chinese Ambassador You Hanqi announced at a meeting with the new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at his office in Kathmandu. (IANS)

6:01 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Lockdown curbs will be relaxed from July 18-20 in Kerala

5:36 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka govt allows re-opening of medical colleges

Karnataka government allows reopening of medical, dental colleges & allied healthcare academic institutions; only those who have taken at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine to be allowed entry

5:15 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi sees 66 fresh cases in a day

4:55 PM

No easing of restrictions in Pune as positivity rate is high: Deputy CM

Pune and some other districts will not witness immediate relaxation of coronavirus restrictions as the positivity rate in these areas has not declined much, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Friday.

Speaking to reporters after a Covid-19 review meeting here, Pawar, who is also the guardian minister for Pune, said the government has decided to continue the level three restrictions in the district. The state government has devised five levels of restrictions, the fifth level being the harshest, depending on the severity of the pandemic in a given area.

"In some districts the positivity rate has come down to zero per cent, however, in some districts such as Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Pune, Raigad and Ahmednagar, the positivity rate has not declined as much as it should have, so the current restrictions will remain in force," he said. Shops in Pune will, thus, be allowed to operate till only 4 pm, he said. "The weekly positivity rate of Pune district is 5.7 percent. The recovery rate is 97.30 percent," Pawar said. Asked about the demand from various sectors for some relaxation, he said the positivity rate must go down further. (PTI)

4:43 PM

Odisha sees 2,070 fresh coronavirus cases, reports 64 more deaths

Odisha on Friday reported 2,070 new Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 9,49,929, while 64 more fatalities pushed the toll to 4,925, a senior health department official said.

Of the 2,070 new cases, 1,195 were reported from quarantine centres, and the rest detected during contact tracing, the official said. Read here

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