Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 9,927 new cases in last 24 hours

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10:08 PM

Mumbai sees 1,012 Covid-19 cases, 1,051 recoveries, 2 deaths

The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai reached 3,35,584 after 1,012 people were detected with the infection on Tuesday, the seventh consecutive time the daily addition is 1000 plus, civic officials said, according to PTI. Two deaths took the toll to 11,506 and 1,051 people getting discharged increased the recovery count to 3,12,458, leaving the metropolis with 10,736 active cases, he added.

The daily growth rate of cases increased from 0.17 per cent on February 18 to 0.32 per cent now, while the case doubling time shortened from 417 days to 219 days, data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. The city has 21 containment zones and 214 sealed buildings, the data showed, as per PTI.

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Over 20 mn vaccine doses given so far: Govt

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Gujarat sees 581 Covid-19 cases, 453 recoveries, 2 deaths

The Covid-19 tally of Gujarat touched 2,74,522 after 581 people were detected with the infection on Tuesday, with Surat accounting for 147 of the day's cases, an official said.

 

He said 453 people were discharged while a death each was reported in Ahmedabad and Vadodara, taking the recovery count to 2,66,766 and the toll to 4,418.

 

"Surat accounted for 147 cases, followed byAhmedabad with 126, Vadodara 93, and Rajkot 58. Among other districts, Bharuch reported 18 cases, Mehsana 17, Kheda 14, Jamnagar 12, Anand 10 and Kutch nine," he added.

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LIVE: Maharashtra reports 9,927 new cases

LIVE: Maharashtra reports 9,927 new coronavirus cases, 12,182 discharges and 56 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

8:16 PM

India needs 2.5 mn daily vaccinations to cover 30% population by December: Report

With just under 1 per cent of the population vaccinated so far at a daily run-rate of 1.4 million doses, India will have to inoculate 2.5 million daily to cover at least 30 per cent of the population, that too by the end of the year, according to a report.

 

But even at 1.4 million daily vaccinations now, India is the second-fastest in the world, grossing up 21 million vaccinations so far after the US, but this is the lowest among the 26 most-affected countries in terms of coverage, UBS Securities India economist Tanvee Gupta Jain said in a report on Tuesday.

 

She, however, expects the run-rate to increase in the coming weeks as the private sector participation rises and assumes a higher run-rate of 2.5 million daily doses would ensure inoculation of 30 per cent of the population by 2021-end, and 62 per cent by 2022-end, building in a two-dose vaccination regime.

8:15 PM

Mumbai senior citizen dies after Covid-19 vaccination

A 65-year-old man died some time after he was given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in a private hospital in Andheri in Mumbai on Tuesday, a health official said.

 

The senior citizen was inoculated at 3:50pm, after which he fainted and was rushed to the ICU in the same facility, and was declared dead at around 5 pm, he said.

8:14 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: 'Janta Curfew' in Maharashtra's Jalgaon from March 11-15

'Janta Curfew' to be imposed from March 11, 8 pm till March 11, 8 am in the Municipal corporation limits in Jalgaon. Emergency services, MPSC and other Departments' exams exempted: Abhijit Raut, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) District Collector 

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LIVE: Tamil Nadu reports 569 new cases

Tamil Nadu reports 569 new cases, 510 recoveries and four deaths today, according to the state health department

 

7:26 PM

AHPI urges PM Modi to further expand Covid-19 vaccine access

In view of successfully running the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive and built up capacity so far, leading healthcare providers body, Association of Healthcare Providers (India), has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open up the vaccination programme for the rest of the population.

 

Starting March 1, everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities are eligible to get Covid-19 vaccine for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals.

 

While the current provision for 60 plus and 45 plus with comorbidity can continue to be provided at the subsidised rate of Rs 250, government may open up the vaccination through an open market to hospitals at a rate as deemed appropriate, said AHPI President Alexander Thomas and Director General Dr Girdhar Gyani in a letter to the prime minister dated March 8.

7:20 PM

Only private doctors on Covid-19 duty covered by govt insurance: HC

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused relief to the widow of a private doctor who died of coronavirus, citing that the Rs 50 lakh insurance cover under a Central scheme included only those private medical practitioners who were drafted for Covid-19 duties.

 

A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and R I Chagla dismissed a petition filed by Navi Mumbai resident Kiran Surgade seeking Rs 50 lakh cover under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for her husband who died after contracting Covid-19 from a patient at his clinic.

 

According to the plea, the petitioner's husband Bhaskar Surgade, an Ayurveda doctor, got a notice from the commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), asking him to keep his dispensary open and warned action if he fails to comply with the notice.

6:31 PM

No immediate lockdown in Mumbai amid rise in Covid-19 cases: Civic officials

Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases, the situation in Mumbai is under control and there is no immediate need to impose a lockdown in the city, senior civic officials said on Tuesday.

 

Mumbai on Monday recorded 1,008 fresh infections that raised its tally to 3,34,572.

 

When asked about the possibility of imposing a lockdown, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal said there was no immediate need to do so.

6:14 PM

LIVE: Delhi reports 320 new cases

LIVE: Delhi reports 320 new coronavirus cases, 234 recoveries, and four deaths in the last 24 hours, says state health department

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Pfizer vaccine neutralised UK, Brazil and South Africa variants in lab

The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE showed a high ability to neutralize coronavirus strains first detected in Brazil, the UK and South Africa, according to a new study.
 

In lab experiments, the shot demonstrated “roughly equivalent” levels of neutralizing activity against the Brazil and UK strains compared with a version of the virus from early last year. It also showed “robust but lower” activity against the South Africa variant, according to a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine.

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LIVE: Andhra Pradesh reports 118 new coronavirus cases

Andhra Pradesh reported 118 new coronavirus cases and 89 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

 

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LIVE: BJP President J P Nadda received his first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine