Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees record daily count of 63,294 cases

Coronavirus live updates: India has administered a total of 98 million Covid-19 vaccines to 3.6% of its population

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Active Covid-19 cases shoot past 20,000 mark after five months

The number of active coronavirus cases shot past the 20,000 mark to 20,954 after precisely five months as 3,495 fresh positives were reported, another high after October 24, in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The state also recorded 1,198 recoveries and nine more COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday, a health department bulletin said.

 

The overall infection positivity rate climbed to six per cent after 1.54 crore sample tests turned out 9,25,401 total positives so far. The total recoveries increased to 8,97,147 and toll to 7,300, the bulletin said.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Govt halts export of Remdesivir till situation improves

Coronavirus LIVE: Govt halts export of Remdesivir till situation improves

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Over 200 Delhi jail inmates vaccinated against Covid-19 so far, no adverse events

Around 200 eligible inmates of the three jails in the national capital have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus so far, and none of them has reported any adverse events, officials said on Sunday.

 

A total of 326 inmates in the Delhi's prisons are above 60 years, and over 300 in the 45-59 age bracket with comorbidities. These two categories are eligible for vaccination in the ongoing nationwide drive.

 

Earlier, the Delhi Prisons Department had set up a COVID-19 vaccination centre inside Tihar Jail to vaccinate the inmates. It was set up in the central jail hospital at jail number 3, they said.

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Five states account for over 70% of India's active Covid-19 cases: Govt

Five states -- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala -- cumulatively account for 70.82 per cent of India's active COVID-19 cases which have breached the 11-lakh mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic.

 

The Union Health Ministry said on Sunday that India's total active caseload has increased to 11,08,087 and it now comprises 8.29 per cent of the country's total infections.

 

A net increase of 61,456 cases has been recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Uttar Pradesh reports 15,353 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours

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Partial lockdown measures could impact movement of labour, goods: CII

Partial lockdown measures could impact the movement of labour and goods which would affect industrial production significantly, according to a CEO's survey.

 

Covid curfew and micro containment strategies along with Covid-appropriate behaviour are effective to contain the spread of the second wave of infections, the survey by industry body CII suggested.

 

A majority of the CEOs participated in the survey indicated they expect that "partial lockdown measures could impact the movement of labour as well as movement of goods which would affect industrial production significantly," it said. READ MORE...

3:52 PM

India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 90.80%: Health Ministry

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Tika Utsav: 6,000 Covid-19 vaccination centres in UP, Adityanath urges people to get vaccinated

As the four-day 'Tika Utsav' commenced today, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state government is running the vaccination drive across 6,000 centres, urging eligible people to join the campaign.

 

Running COVID vaccination across 6,000 centers in UP, says Yogi urging eligible people to join 'Tika Utsav'

 

Speaking to ANI during his visit to Shakti Bhawan to inspect preparedness for Tika Utsav, the Chief Minister said, "Eligible people should join four-day Tika Utsav. People above 45 can register themselves at their nearby vaccination centres to be part of the campaign. We are running vaccination drive at 6,000 centres." Meanwhile, the four-day-long 'Tika Utsav' will continue till April 14.

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India to have five more Covid vaccines by Oct, Sputnik expected to get emergency use nod in 10 days

As more and more states flag shortage of COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Central government has pressed the accelerator to scale up vaccine production manifold.

 

Top government sources told ANI that by end of the third quarter of this year, India will be getting vaccines from five additional manufacturers. India currently manufactures Covishield and Covaxin.

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Odisha reports 1,379 new Covid-19 cases, tally at 3,49,561

Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,49,561 as the state registered this year's highest single-day spike of 1,379 new cases on Sunday, a health official said. The coastal state recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus infections for three consecutive days as the daily caseload was at 1,282 on Friday and 1,374 on Saturday.

 

Of the new cases, 808 were reported from quarantine centres and 571 detected during contact tracing. Sundargarh district recorded the maximum number of fresh cases at 317, followed by Khurda (158), Nuapada (90), Sambalpur (86).

1:50 PM

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 10 crore

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 10 crore mark on Sunday with over 35 lakh doses given in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.

 

India continues to administer the highest average doses per day, as per the ministry.

 

According to the ministry, cumulatively, 10,15,95,147 vaccine doses have been administered through 15,17,963 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.

1:26 PM

Shiv Sena seeks 'national consensus' on school board exams

Shiv Sena, which leads the governing coalition in Maharashtra, has asked the central government to consult states before it decides on holding Class 10 and Class 12 board exams in the country during the pandemic. "Your intervention would mean national consensus, instead of a unilateral decision by any particular state," said party spokesperson Arvind Sawant in a letter, dated April 10, to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.

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Kejriwal wants Covid-19 vaccine age limit to go

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says he again requests the central government to remove age restrictions on Covid-19 vaccine. As many as 65% of patients in Delhi are younger than 45, he says. India is vaccinating people who are 45 or older.

10:54 AM

Telangana reports more than 3,000 new cases

Fresh Covid-19 cases in Telangana breach 3,000-mark as 3,187 new infections push tally to over 3.27 lakh, while toll rises to 1,759 with 7 more fatalities: PTI reports quoting an unnamed official

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Lucknow hospitals scale up for Covid-19