Coronavirus LIVE: There is no shortage of vaccines, Centre assures states

Coronavirus live updates: Most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,161,467), Kerala (1,061,341), Karnataka (951,600), Andhra Pradesh (889,974). Stay tuned for corona-related news

11:36 PM

Over 10,000 senior citizens get jab in Delhi

Over 10,000 senior citizens in Delhi received their first shots of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, almost double the number of people above 60 years who got the jab on the inaugural day of the vaccination drive's the second phase, officials said, according to PTI. The Health Department recorded a marginal increase for those under the age bracket of 45-59 as 1,442 people got vaccinated against 1,009 on the previous day.

During the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, which begun across the country from Monday, shots are being administered to the priority group of persons aged 60 years and above and those aged 45-59 with specified co-morbidities. A total of 21,227 beneficiaries, including 10,213 senior citizens and 1,442 people in the age group of 45-59, received the shots on Tuesday, according to the data by the department.
 

Seventy-four per cent or 8,592 people from the two categories chose the private facilities for the first dose, according to the data. In the first phase starting January 16, nearly four lakh beneficiaries comprising healthcare and frontline workers were vaccinated in Delhi. Over 9,000 healthcare and frontline workers were vaccinated on Tuesday, of which 5,946 got their first dose, as per PTI.

11:23 PM

29 additional pvt hospitals in Mumbai to carry out vaccination: BMC

In addition to BMC centres, 29 private hospitals in Mumbai have been given permissions to carry out Covid vaccination. These 29 hospitals fulfil all criteria prescribed by GoI to be designated as Covid Vaccination Centre: BMC

10:42 PM

Covid-19: 10 more deaths, 730 new cases in Punjab

Punjab on Tuesday reported 730 new coronavirus cases, pushing infection count to 1,83,538, according to a medical bulletin, according to PTI. On Monday, the state had recorded 635 new cases. Punjab has been seeing an upswing in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases for the last three weeks. With 10 more fatalities, the toll rose to 5,860 on Tuesday, the bulletin said.

The number of active cases also jumped from 4,853 on Monday to 5,198 on Tuesday, it said. Of the new cases, Ludhiana reported the maximum at 115 followed by SBS Nagar (113), Patiala (91), and Hoshiarpur (67) among others. A total of 374 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the number of cured people to 1,72,480, as per the bulletin.

10:15 PM

Govt bying vaccines for Rs 210, selling it for Rs 250 to people: Congress

9:32 PM

15.4 mn Covid vaccine doses administered so far: Health ministry

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 15.4 million today, says Union Health Ministry

 

9:11 PM

China proposes free travel to US based on recognition of Covid-19 vaccines

In a bid to open up international travel, China has proposed to the US mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines and permission of free travel between the two countries to only those persons who are vaccinated.

 

Chief Epidemiologist of Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wu Zunyou said China and the US should work jointly to lift mutual travel restrictions in August or September when the US is expected to reach herd immunity, suggesting priority be given to official, business travel and overseas study.

8:39 PM

Gujarat sees 454 new coronavirus cases, 361 recoveries

Gujarat on Tuesday reported 454 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the count of infections to 2,70,770, the state Health department said. No COVID-19 fatality was reported in the state during the day, the department said in a release.

 

Gujarat has so far reported 4,411 deaths due to COVID-19.

 

With 361 people being discharged on Tuesday, the overall tally of recoveries in Gujarat rose to 2,63,837, it said, adding that the state's recovery rate stood at 97.44 per cent. Gujarat is now left with 2,522 active cases, the department said.

8:03 PM

Kerala govt requests Centre to provide more Covid-19 vaccines

7:55 PM

86 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 85 new positive cases, taking the tally to 1,26,589, even as no fresh death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said.

 

Out of the fresh cases, 12 were from Jammu division and 73 from Kashmir division of the Union territory, they said.

 

The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 48 cases followed by 10 in Jammu district. While 11 districts did not report any fresh cases, seven other districts had cases in single digits.

7:45 PM

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan took his first dose of Covid-19 Vaccine