Coronavirus LIVE: India reports 9,102 cases, 117 deaths in last 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases

5:13 PM

UK Covid-19 deaths top 100,000

Since the onset of the still raging coronavirus pandemic in the UK, the country's Covid-19 death toll has topped the grim milestone of 100,000 mark on Tuesday. According to health authorities, the country's death toll now stands at 104,000, the thid highest number of fatalities after the US, Brazil and India, reports the BBC.

 

The new death toll comes after a surge of cases in December 2020, leaving the UK with one of the highest Covid death rates globally.

 

The Office for National Statistics and its counterparts in Scotland and Northern Ireland registered 7,776 deaths involving Covid in the most recent week. In April 2020, there were two weeks with more than 9,000 Covid deaths registered across the UK, but there have been no other weeks with more than 7,000 deaths registered, data from the UK's national statisticians revealed.

4:30 PM

Relative of virus victim asks to meet WHO experts in Wuhan

A relative of a coronavirus victim in China is demanding to meet a visiting World Health Organisation expert team, saying it should speak with affected families who allege they are being muffled by the Chinese government.

 

China approved the visit by researchers under the auspices of the UN agency only after months of negotiations. It has not indicated whether they will be allowed to gather evidence or talk to families, saying only that the team can exchange views with Chinese scientists.

 

I hope the WHO experts don't become a tool to spread lies, said Zhang Hai, whose father died of COVID-19 on February 1, 2020, after travelling to the Chinese city of Wuhan and getting infected.

 

We've been searching for the truth relentlessly. This was a criminal act, and I don't want the WHO to be coming to China to cover up these crimes.

4:06 PM

Mizoram stood the test of Covid-19 pandemic: Governor

Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Tuesday said that Mizoram has stood the test of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Unfurling the Tricolour during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations at Lammual here, Pillai said that Mizoram has the lowest number of COVID-19 cases, lowest fatality rate and one of the best recovery rates in the country due to concerted efforts of the state government and selfless service of churches, NGOs and frontline workers.

 

"I feel this is something we can take pride in amidst these difficult times," he said.

2:33 PM

Covid-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe's pandemic

In the first week of December, Portugal's prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to Covid-19 would be lifted from Dec. 23-26 so they could spend the holiday season with family and friends.

 

Soon after those visits, the pandemic quickly got out of hand.

 

By January 6, Portugal's number of new daily Covid-19 cases surged past 10,000 for the first time. In mid-January, with alarm bells ringing as each day brought new records of infections and deaths, the government ordered a lockdown for at least a month and a week later shut the country's schools.

2:04 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: India reports 9,102 cases, 117 deaths in last 24 hours

India reported 9,102 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, the lowest in around eight months, as the infection tally reached 1,06,76,838, according to Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. During the same period, 117 fatalities were recorded, also the lowest in over eight months, taking the death toll to 1,53,587. India had reported a single-day rise of 8,909 cases on June 3 and 103 deaths on May 16, according to a PTI report.

 

According to the health ministry, 1,03,45,985 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.90 per cent. The case fatality rate stood at 1.44 per cent.

 

There are 1,77,266 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.66 per cent of the total cases reported so far. It was for the seventh consecutive day that the active caseload remained below 2 lakh.

11:11 PM

Over 67,000 receive Covid-19 vaccine jabs on Day 6 in Rajasthan

Over 67,590 health workers were vaccinated on the sixth day of the inoculation drive against the coronavirus on Monday, officials said. According to an official spokesperson, 94,334 health workers were to be vaccinated at the 995 vaccination centres in 33 districts of the state. On Monday, 67,591 health workers (around 71.65 per cent of the day's target) were vaccinated.

During this period, 16 cases of AEFI (adverse events following immunization) were reported in the state, the spokesperson said. The vaccination drive started in the state on January 16 along with the launch of a nationwide campaign. The government has allocated four days a week for the vaccination.

10:23 PM

Telangana begins Covid-19 inoculation drive for pvt health care

The Covid-19 inoculation drive for private healthcare personnel began in Telangana on Monday, with over 20,000 of them being administered the vaccine. The drive was held in all 33 districts. A total of 20,359 personnel were given the shots against the targetted 42,915, which worked out to 47.4 per cent, state Director of Public Health G Srinivasa Rao said in a release.

The cumulative number of beneficiaries vaccinated as on Monday was 1,30,607, while the total percentage of those who received the vaccine till Monday was 61 per cent. No serious or severe case of AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunization) was reported on Monday. The five minor AEFI cases reported were stable, the release said. Several eminent doctors working in the private sector were administered the vaccine, it said.

8:58 PM

13,298 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours in India

8:37 PM

President Kovind urges people to utilise 'lifeline', get vaccinated against Covid-19

Lauding the country's scientists for their success in manufacturing vaccines against coronavirus in record time, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday urged citizens to "utilise the lifeline" and get vaccinated against COVID-19 according to laid down guidelines.

 

In his address to the nation on the eve of 72nd Republic Day, the President recalled the work done by corona-warriors in the fight against COVID-19 said the future generations will recall their heroic response to the crisis.

 

The President said that due to joint efforts, India has been able to keep the fatality rate lower in the country compared to that in developed countries.

 

He said the administration and health services were working with full readiness for the success of the vaccination drive and "your health opens the way for your advancement".

8:04 PM

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine works against new variants

US-based drugmaker Moderna on Monday said its Covid-19 vaccine retains neutralising activity against emerging variants first identified in the UK and South Africa.

 

Vaccination with the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine produced neutralising titers against all key emerging variants tested, including B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, first identified in the UK and South Africa, respectively, the company said on the basis of a study.

 

However, the company also said it will test an additional booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) to study the ability to further increase neutralising titers against emerging strains beyond the existing primary vaccination series. Second, the company is advancing an emerging variant booster candidate (mRNA-1273.351) against the B.1.351 variant first identified in South Africa.

7:48 PM

Kerala reports 3,361 coronavirus cases, 17 deaths

After testing 30,903 samples, Kerala on Monday reported 3,361 Covid 19 cases, while 5,606 people recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, as per a release issued by the office of state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja. Kerala's test positivity rate stood at 10,88 per cent on Monday. Ernakulam district reported the maximum number of cases on Monday at 487, while Kasargod reported the least number of cases at 42.

 

Meanwhile, 17 persons succumbed to the dreaded virus on Monday, taking the state's Covid death toll to 3,624.

 

Of those who tested positive on Monday, 73 persons came from outside the state, while 2,969 people contracted the disease through contact. As many as 43 health workers tested positive on Monday -- 18 at Kannur, followed by Kozhikode (6), Ernakulam (5), Thiruvananthapuram (4), Thrissur, Palakkad and Wayanad (2 each), and Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki and Malappuram (1 each).

7:15 PM

Jammu and Kashmir records 64 new Covid-19 cases in a day

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 64 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 1,24,083, while no new death has been reported, officials said.

 

Of the fresh cases, 25 were reported from Jammu division and 39 from Kashmir, they said, adding Jammu district reported the highest 23 cases followed by 22 in Srinagar district.

 

Bandipora, Kulgam, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Poonch, and Reasi districts did not report any new case, an official said. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,084, while 1,21,070 patients have recovered so far, the officials said, adding the death toll was 1,929.

6:34 PM

Russia registers 19,290 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Russia registered 19,290 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,127 the day before, taking the tally to 3,738,690, the coronavirus response center said on Monday.

 

"Over the past day, 19,290 coronavirus cases were confirmed across 84 Russian regions, including 1,985 cases (10.3 per cent) that were detected actively, with people showing no clinical symptoms," the centre said, adding that the cumulative case count has now reached 3,738,690, with the rate of increase at 0.52 per cent.

 

Moscow confirmed 2,382 new coronavirus cases over the given period, down from 3,069 the day before. The Russian capital was followed by St. Petersburg with 2,116 cases, down from 2,929 the day before, and the Moscow Region with 1,163 new cases, down from 1,134 on Sunday. No new cases were registered in the Chukotka Autonomous Region.

5:58 PM

Coronavirus cases in Indonesia near one million

The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 9,994 within one day to 999,256, with the death toll adding by 297 to 28,132, the Health Ministry said on Monday. According to the ministry, 10,678 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 809,488.

 

The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces.

 

Specifically, within the past 24 hours, Jakarta recorded 2,451 new cases, West Java 2,022, Central Java 1,513, East Java 888 and South Sulawesi 606, among others. No more new positive cases were found in two provinces, namely Aceh and West Kalimantan.

5:29 PM

Ladakh records 12 fresh coronavirus cases

Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, pushing the infection tally to 9,687 in the Union Territory, officials said on Monday. All the new cases were detected in Leh on Sunday, they said.

 

Ladakh has so far recorded 129 COVID19-related deaths -- 85 in Leh and 44 in Kargil.

 

Nine more patients have recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, according to the officials. All the nine patients who were cured after successful treatment are residents of Leh, bringing down the active cases in the district to 61, they said, adding that there are only four active cases in Kargil district.