Coronavirus LIVE: No Covid death in Bengal for first time in nearly a year

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra (2,155,070), Kerala (1,059,403), Karnataka (951,251), Andhra Pradesh (889,916). Stay tuned for corona-related news

1:07 PM

Arunachal remains coronavirus-free for second day, over 32,000 inoculated

Arunachal Pradesh remained a coronavirus-free state for the second consecutive day, as no positive case was reported in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said on Monday.

 

The total caseload remained at 16,836, while the number of recoveries stood at 16,780, State Surveillance Officer Lobsang Jampa said.

 

So far, 56 people have died due to the contagion, he said.

 

Arunachal Pradesh's recovery rate and positivity rate are at 99.66 per cent and zero per cent, respectively, the official said.

12:46 PM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik takes his first dose of coronavirus vaccine

12:40 PM

World coronavirus update: Confirmed cases in Germany increase by 4,732 cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 4,732 to 2,447,068, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose by 60 to 70,105, the tally showed.

12:34 PM

People show enthusiasm, queue up for vaccination at Tamil Nadu hospitals

Since Monday morning the vaccination center at the government hospital in Chennai was unusually busy as people walked in to get the Coronavirus vaccine shot.

 

The situation was similar at various government hospitals in Chennai.

 

In Tamil Nadu, apart from online registration, the state administration also allowed people to walk in and register for vaccinations. Read on...

12:22 PM

Coronavirus testing update: 627,668 samples tested on February 28

11:10 AM

Global Covid cases top 114 million, death toll at 2.53 min: Johns Hopkins

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 114 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.53 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

 

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 114,043,020 and 2,530,004 respectively.

 

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 28,605,527 and 513,091, respectively, according to the CSSE. Read on...

10:58 AM

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 668 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 4 more deaths

With the addition of 668 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 2,64,918,an official said on Monday.

 

Four more deaths due to the viral infection were also reported in the district on Sunday, raising the toll to 6,272, he said.

 

The Covid-19 fatality rate in the district stood at 2.37 per cent, the official said.

10:56 AM

DATA STORY: At 168,627, India's active Covid cases back to Jan-end level

India on Monday reported a net increase of 4,116 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 168,627, the highest level since January 31. This is 83.43 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 0.77 per cent (one in 130). The country is 13th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Monday, it added 15,510 cases to take its total caseload to 11,112,241. And, with 106 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 157,157, or 1.41 per cent of total confirmed infections. Read on...

10:33 AM

Coronavirus in India: Five most affected states by cases

Maharashtra (2155070)

Kerala (1059403)

Karnataka (951251)

Andhra Pradesh (889916)

Tamil Nadu (851542)

 

10:22 AM

CoWIN opens for self-registration

The phase 3 of Covid vaccination started on Monday and the Co-WIN portal also started the self registration for the 27 crore elligible for the shots, who are above 60 and those above 45 years with comorbidities.

 

The portal can be accessed at https://selfregistration.cowin.gov.in/

 

The massive inoculation drive against the Covid-19 disease in this phase was lead from the front on the day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the jab at AIIMS here earlier.

 

Eligible beneficiaries can register at the Co-WIN 2.0 portal through their mobile number following a step by step process. After registration, the application will show the government and private hospitals serving as Covid Vaccination Centres (CVC) with the date and time of the available schedules.

10:00 AM

Weeklong lockdown in Hingoli as Maharashtra​ ​breaches 8,000-mark ​​5th day in a row

As Maharashtra breached the 8,000-mark for the fifth consecutive day, the Hingoli district administration on Sunday imposed a weeklong lockdown till March 7.

 

A total of 46 new Covid-19 cases were found on Saturday in Hingoli, located in the state’s Marathwada region, raising its tally to 4,083, as per official figures. Hingoli Collector Ruchesh Jayvanshi in an order issued on Saturday evening said the curfew will come into force from 7 am on Monday and continue till March 7 midnight. Schools, colleges, religious places and function halls shall remain closed during the period, while banks will operate only for administrative work, said the order.

9:56 AM

Coronavirus in India: Latest update by MoHFW

Active cases: 168,627 (Net addition: 4,116)

Deaths: 157,157 (Net increase: 106)

Cured: 10,786,457 (Net increase: 11288)

Total cases: 11,112,241 (Net increase: 15,510)

Total vaccination: 14,301,266 (Increase over previous day: 0)

9:25 AM

First batch of China-donated Covid vaccine Sinovac arrive in Philippines

A batch of Sinovac vaccine CoronaVac donated by China arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, the first Covid-19 vaccine to reach the Southeast Asian country.

 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the unloading of the vaccines at a Philippine Air Force base located in the capital, the Xinhua news reported.

 

"I convey my sincere gratitude to the Chinese people and the government of China for this gesture of friendship and solidarity," Duterte said in a televised address. Read on...

8:57 AM

Covid crisis far from over; 3rd wave to be more dangerous: CSIR official

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director General Shekhar C Mande on Sunday warned that the COVID-19 crisis was far from being over and allowing a "third wave" by lowering our guard is fraught with grave consequences.

 

Also, continued collaboration across institutions was necessary to come out of the current situation as well as ward off catastrophic situations arising out of climate change and over dependence on fossil fuels which had the potential to wipe out the entire humanity, he said. Read on...

8:47 AM

Vaccinating teachers against Covid-19 by March 30, says Bangladesh PM

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said teachers and officials of educational institutions in the country should be vaccinated against the Covid-19 by March 30.

 

She made the remarks when speaking at the inaugural ceremony via videoconference for distributing stipends, tuition fees, admission assistance and financial grants to poor and meritorious students, the Xinhua news reported. Read on...