Coronavirus LIVE: Over 10.8 mn Covid vaccine doses given so far, says govt
Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra recorded over 6,000 cases in a single day. India's active Covid-19 cases are on the rise again
Punjab CM requests Centre to consult state in fixing Covid vaccine priorities
Nagpur sees 725 Covid-19 cases, 502 recoveries, 6 deaths
Nagpur on Saturday reported 725 coronavirus positive cases, taking the district's caseload to 1,42,57, while the day also saw six deaths and 502 people recovering, an official said, according to PTI.
The overall toll stands at 4,267 and the recovery count is 1,32,406, leaving the district with 5,834 active cases, he added.
Eight facilities with 960 beds planned in Maharashtra's Osmanabad
The Osmanabad district administration in Maharashtra will set up eight facilities with a total of 960 beds to tackle a possible surge in COVID- 19 cases, an official said on Saturday, according to PTI.
The caseload in the district, as on Friday, is 17,111, while 575 persons have died, a mortality rate of 3.36 per cent, he said.
The facilities will come up in areas like Tuljapur, Omerga, Bhum, Kalamb apart from Osmanabad, he said.
257 new coronavirus cases in MP, four deaths
Madhya Pradesh on Saturday reported 257 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally of infections to 2,59,128, while four fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,850, according to PTI.
No fresh COVID-19 case was reported in 23 of 52 districts in the state.
8 more Covid-19 deaths, 358 new cases in Punjab
Covid-19: Goa sees 57 cases, 62 recoveries, no death
Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 57 and reached 54,523 on Saturday, while 62 people were discharged post recovery, an official said. The toll remained at 787 as no death was reported during the day, he added. So far, 53,243 people have recovered, leaving the state with 493 active cases, the official said. With 1,791 samples being examined during the day, the overall number of tests in Goa went up to 4,81,571, he said. (PTI reported)
Mumbai reported 897 new Covif-19 cases, 571 recoveries
Maharashtra reports 6,281 new Covid-19 cases, 2,567 discharges
Jammu and Kashmir records 68 fresh Covid-19 cases
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 68 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally to 1,25,783, even as no fresh death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said, according to PTI. Of the 68 fresh cases, 18 were from the Jammu division and 50 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, they said. The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 24 cases, including six travellers.
While eight districts did not report any fresh cases, 10 districts had cases in single digits. Jammu was the only other district to register double digit positive cases with 10 fresh cases. The number of active cases was 700 in the Union Territory, while 1,23,129 patients have recovered so far, the officials said, PTI reported.
Kerala adds 4,650 fresh coronavirus cases
Kerala on Saturday registered 4,650 new COVID-19 cases and 13 related deaths taking the total number of those affected in the state by the deadly virus to 10.30 lakh. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said thestate has tested 65,968 samples in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 7.06 per cent, according PTI. Till now, 1.09 crore samples have been tested by the state.
"Out of the total cases reported today, 76 reached the state from outside while 4,253 contracted the disease through their contacts. The sources of infection of 295 are yet to be traced. Twenty six health workers are also among the infected," Vijayan said in a press meet. Meanwhile, 5,841 people recuperated from the disease on Saturday taking the total recoveries in the state to 9,67,630. Currently, there are 58,606 people are under treatment in the state, PTI reported.
Delhi logs 152 new cases, death toll at 10,898
10,838,323 total Covid vaccination conducted till Feb 20: Health Ministry
Health Ministry Update: 36,11,670 vaccinations for frontline workers done so far
Afghanistan reports 24 new Covid-19 cases, tally at 55,604
Afghanistan reported 24 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Saturday, raising its national tally to 55,604, including 4,352 active cases, the country's Ministry of Public Health said, according to IANS. "Laboratories conducted 1,209 tests during the past 24 hours, out of the total tests 24 were positive Covid-19 cases in five of Afghanistan's 34 provinces," the ministry said in a statement, as reported by IANS. Meanwhile, 17 people recovered during the period while two deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 2,432, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Andhra Pradesh reports 54 new Covid-19 cases and 70 recoveries
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First Published: Feb 20 2021 | 7:33 AM IST