Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra records 8,293 new Covid-19 cases, 62 deaths
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Globally, more than 114.3 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,536,694
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Maharashtra records over 8,000 new Covid cases
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 11,096,731 on Sunday with 16,752 new infections, the highest in the last 30 days, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll mounted to 157,087 with 113 fresh fatalities. The country had recorded 18,855 new infections on January 29.
India continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases. The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,130,000), Kerala (1,052,000), Karnataka (949,636), Andhra Pradesh (889,585), and Tamil Nadu (850,096). The number of beneficiaries vaccinated against Covid-19 has reached 14.2 million under the countrywide inoculation programme.
India continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases. The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,130,000), Kerala (1,052,000), Karnataka (949,636), Andhra Pradesh (889,585), and Tamil Nadu (850,096). The number of beneficiaries vaccinated against Covid-19 has reached 14.2 million under the countrywide inoculation programme.
India will start the next stage of vaccinating those above 60 years of age and those above 45 with comorbidities, such as diabetes and heart ailments, from March 1.
World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe, with more than 114.3 million infected by the deadly contagion. While 89,920,391 have recovered, 2,536,694 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 29,202,824, 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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Maharashtra reported 8,293 new Covid-19 cases, 3,753 recoveries
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582 new Covid-19 cases reported in Punjab today
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Karnataka reported 521 new Covid-19 cases, 350 recoveries
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Manipur reports 2 new Covid-19 cases and 13 recoveries
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CoWin vaccine registration for seniors, 45 yrs and above with co-morbidities opens tomorrow 9 am
Next phase of vaccination drive for age-appropriate population groups will commence tomorrow; it will open at 9:00 am, citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the COWIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications: GOvernment of India, according to ANI
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Government releases guidance note for COWIN 2.0
Government releases guidance note for COWIN 2.0; "the number of doses planned to be administered decided by respective State/UT Government for a Vaccination Cycle. Total vaccination slots for a vaccination cycle should not exceed the target number of Doses". (ANI)
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Delhi govt to vaccinate senior citizens, 45 yrs with co-morbidities from tomorrow
The third phase of Covid-19 vaccination will begin in Delhi tomorrow for those who are above 60 years of age, and those with co-morbidities who are in the age group of 45-59 years: Delhi Health Department (ANI)
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3,254 new COVID19 cases, 15 deaths reported in Kerala today
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Andhra Pradesh reports 117 new Covid-19 cases taking total cases to 889,916
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Covid-19: Aurangabad's case count crosses 50,000-mark
The coronavirus infection count in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra crossed the 50,000-mark with the addition of 297 cases, an official said on Sunday, according to PTI. The case count now stands at 50,110, the district official said. The number of active cases in the district till Saturday night was 1,917, he said. The virus claimed the lives of two persons, which took the death toll to 1,266, the official said. A total of 69 patients were discharged from various facilities post-recovery, which took the count of such persons to 46,927.
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First Published: Feb 28 2021 | 7:03 AM IST