Covid LIVE: Mumbai's positivity rate below 1% for first time in third wave
Mumbai logs 349 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs
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A BMC health worker collects swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj terminus in Mumbai (Photo: PTI)
India reported a total of 50,407 new coronavirus cases today. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases declined to 610,443. While the daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.48 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 5.76 per cent, according to the ministry.
Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday hailed the 96 per cent nationwide Covid-19 vaccination coverage of the first dose and said that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine super-power.
Meanwhile, polling is underway in West Bengal's Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Chandernagore Municipal Corporation, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and Asansol Municipal Corporation.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda will hold four election rallies in Punjab today.
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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday that the central government will roll out COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 5 to 15 years as soon as it receives recommendation to that effect from a group of experts.
Mandaviya told this to reporters here when he was asked about the government's approach towards the vaccination for children in the age group of 5 to 15 years.
He said the group of experts has so far not made any recommendation on the vaccination of this category. The minister was here to take part in a programme organised by the BJP on the Union Budget that was presented on February 1.
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First Published: Feb 12 2022 | 8:12 AM IST
