Coronavirus LIVE: No case of post-vaccine hospitalisation today, says govt

Coronavirus live updates: India has rolled out two coronavirus vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin. Globally, more than 94 million people have been infected, of which, 10,542,068 are in India

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Andhra Pradesh and Bihar vaccinated the highest number of beneficiaries - over 16,000 by Saturday evening | Photo: PTI

Coronavirus live updates: Health Ministry on Saturday evening said that over 190,000 people have recieved Covid vaccine and no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation was reported so far on Day 1.

India has rolled out two coronavirus vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin. Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually kicked-off the country's massive coronavirus vaccination drive, which is expected to cover 300,000 frontline healthcare workers across 3,006 sites. He also asked the citizens not to pay heed to rumours about the vaccine since experts have given emergency approval following scientific rigour. He said India had a great track record in vaccine production and that 60 per cent of children of the world get vaccines made in India.

Meanwhile, India has registered 13,560 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,05,42,841. Globally, more than 94 million people have been infected by the virus. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-wit nations by active cases, according to data from Worldometer.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (1,981,623), Karnataka (929,960), Andhra Pradesh (885,616), Kerala (831,259), and Tamil Nadu (828,952).

World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe, with more than 94 million infected by the deadly contagion. While 67,318,670 have recovered, 2,016,529 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 24,099,511 cases, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, UK, Brazil and Belgium.

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Nepal reports 240 new Covid-19 cases, total count rises to 267,056

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Kathmandu Valley recorded 131 new infections in the past 24 hours including 115 in Kathmandu, 12 in Lalitpur, and four in Bhaktapur. Meanwhile, six new infections were reported in Province 1, three in Province 2 and 180 in Bagmati Province in the past 24 hours. The total count of cases in the Kathmandu Valley has reached 124,621.

8:52 PM

"Happy that I took Covid-19 vaccine today": Chairman of Apollo Hospitals

"I'm happy that I took Covid-19 vaccine today. By the time I take 2nd shot, my immunity will increase. I hope everyone in India will also have the hope & confidence that "my turn will come, & I'll not hesitate in taking vaccine": Prathap C Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospitals

8:12 PM

Update: Over 190,000 people vaccinated today, says health ministry

Total of 191,181 beneficiaries vaccinated for Covid-19 on day 1 of the massive nationwide vaccination drive: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

8:05 PM

J&K records 109 fresh cases, one more death

With 109 fresh cases detected in a span of 24 hours, Jammu and Kashmir's Covid-19 tally went up to 1,23,217 on Saturday, while one more fatality pushed the death toll due to the disease to 1,921 in the Union Territory, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 55 were reported from Jammu division while the remaining 54were registered in Kashmir division, they added. Jammu district recorded the highest number of 47 cases, followed by 20 in Srinagar district, the officials said.

While five districts -- Bandipora, Doda, Rajouri, Reasi and Kishtwar -- did not report any fresh case, 13 other districts recorded fresh cases in single-digit figures, they added. The number of active COVID-19 cases has dropped to 1,280 in the Union Territory, while 1,20,016 patients have recovered so far, the officials said. The only death due to COVID-19 in the said period was reported from Kashmir division.

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Maharashtra reports 2910 new Covid-19 cases, 3039 discharges

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Odisha govt to halt vaccination tomorrow, to observe those vaccinated today

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165,714 people vaccinated, 16755 vaccinators accros India today: Health ministry

7:06 PM

374 beneficiaries vaccinated at five session sites in Chandigarh

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3,129 healthcare workers of the Indian Army received Covid shots

3,129 healthcare workers of the Indian Army received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today: Army Officials

6:54 PM

Rajasthan reports 238 new Covid-19 cases, 558 recoveries

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Vaccines are like 'sanjeevani' for us in fight against Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

We received success to an extent in our fight against #COVID19, in one yr. Data in last 3-4 months, our recovery & fatality rate indicate that we were gradually heading towards victory against Covid, sais Union Health Min at video conferencing with Health Ministers of all States & UTs.

He also said that to further speed this up, our scientists developed 2 indigenous vaccines with the support of our scientists, doctors, researchers, vaccine manufacturing industry & citizens of India who volunteered for clinical trials to make research of scientists successful.

The vaccines have been presented before the country like 'Sanjeevani' for us, in the fight against Covid-19. The fight was gradually heading towards victory, now it seems almost definite that the step towards victory will be taken quickly, he added.

6:06 PM

Kerala logs 5,960 new Covid-19 cases, 5,011 recoveries in a single day

5,960 new Covid-19 cases, 5,011 recoveries, and 27 deaths reported in Kerala today. The total numbers of active and recovered cases in the state are 68,416 and 7,70,768 respectively.

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Assam CM launches Covid-19 vaccination at Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh

5:47 PM

660 beneficiaries administered Covid-19 vaccine in Pune till noon

As many as 660 beneficiaries have received vaccine shot against Covid-19 in Pune, till 1 pm on Saturday, according to District Administration, Pune. As many as 32 people at District Hospital Sindh have been vaccinated for Covaxin while the rest all were vaccinated for Covishield here.

There are 39 vaccination centers in Pune and the district has received 111,000 Covid vaccine doses.

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First Published: Jan 16 2021 | 6:55 AM IST