Coronavirus LIVE: 580 adverse events reported across India post-vaccination

Coronavirus live updates: A total of 381,305 beneficiaries in India have so far been vaccinated. Globally, more than 95.5 million people have been infected, of which, 10,572,672 are in India

11:24 PM

EU insists virus shots will remain voluntary

The European Union sought Monday to ease concerns that citizens might be obliged to get shots against the coronavirus before they're allowed to travel, as debate swirls over the use of vaccination certificates to help reopen tourism across the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal to issue vaccination certificates to help get travelers to their vacation destinations more quickly and avoid another disastrous summer for Europe's tourism sector.

Greece plans to issue digital vaccination certificates to each person inoculated against Covid-19. EU heads of state and government are due to discuss the proposal at a video-summit on Thursday. European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic insisted that vaccination is voluntary. He noted that some people cannot be inoculated for health reasons while others might simply object.

We are taking all the precautions that we would not create any ground for different treatment of these people, or any kind of limitations of their rights, he told reporters after taking part in videoconference talks between European affairs ministers.

11:05 PM

SC Bar Association writes to Ravi Shankar Prasad, urges vaccination extension to judicial members

Supreme Court Bar Association writes to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, seeking direction to extend COVID-19 vaccination programme to include judges, judicial members & persons belonging to the legal fraternity.

10:26 PM

Kerala logs 3,346 fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,921 recoveries

10:25 PM

Karnataka reports 435 new Covid-19 cases, 973 discharges

10:24 PM

Punjab reports 140 new Covid-19 cases, 278 recoveries

10:24 PM

56,978 persons have tested positive for Covid in Himachal Pradesh so far

10:18 PM

Rajasthan reports 213 new Covid-19 cases, 626 recoveries, and 3 deaths

Total cases: 3,15,394

Total recoveries: 3,08,010 

Death toll: 2,750

Active cases: 4,634

9:52 PM

Haryana reported 119 new Covid-19 cases today.

8:37 PM

381,305 beneficiaries received Covid-19 vaccine, 580 adverse events reported: Health Ministry

A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for coronavirus, even as 580 adverse events following immunization were reported in the country, the Union health ministry said on Monday. Addressing a press briefing, Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary in the ministry, said 1,48,266 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 25 states and Union territories till 5 pm on Monday.

 

"A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated (till 5 pm on Monday) as per provisional reports," he said.

 

Of the 1,48,266 beneficiaries who were administered the vaccine on Monday, 8,656 were from Bihar, 1,822 from Assam, 36,888 from Karnataka, 7,070 from Kerala, 6,665 from Madhya Pradesh, 7,628 from Tamil Nadu, 10,352 from Telangana, 11,588 from West Bengal and 311 were from Delhi.

8:15 PM

Maharashtra records 1,924 coronavirus cases, 3,854 recoveries; 35 die

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally on Monday rose to 19,92,683 after it recorded 1,924 fresh cases, said a state health department official. The state reported 35 more deaths due to the infection, taking the fatality count to 50,473, he said.

 

Also, 3,854 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the tally of recovered people to 18,90,323, the official said.

 

The state now has 50,680 active cases of coronavirus, he said. Mumbai city reported 395 new cases, which pushed its overall count to 3,03,152, while its death toll rose to 11,251 after seven more patients succumbed to the infection.

7:50 PM

Kerala reports over 3,000 new Covid-19 cases, 3,921 recoveries

Kerala recorded 3,346 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the caseload to the 8.50 lakh mark as the toll mounted to 3480 with 17 more fatalities. As many as 3921 people have been cured, pushingthe total recoveries to 7,79,097. Presently, 68,399 people are undergoing treatment for the infection, Health minister K K Shailaja said in a press release.

 

The total number of cases now is 8,50,597.

 

In the last 24 hours, 33,093 samples were tested and the test positivity rate has touched 10.11 per cent. So far, 89,54,140 samples have been sent for testing. Ernakulam accounted for the maximum of 574 cases, Kozhikode 385, Malappuram 357, Kollam 322 and Kottayam 308. None of the returnees from the UK tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the minister said.

7:43 PM

Covid-19 vaccination drive begins on NDA premises

The National Defence Academy (NDA) and Military Hospital, Khadakwasla, here in Maharashtra on Monday commenced a COVID-19 vaccination drive for about 205 healthcare and frontline workers, a defence release said.

 

The event was flagged off by Lt. General Asit Mistry, Commandant, NDA, in a solemn manner, remembering sacrifices made by healthcare and frontline workers, while combating the scourge of this pandemic, it said.

 

"Armed Forces have always been at the forefront of combating the enemy, be it rogue forces or microbes. In keeping with this tradition, the NDA and its affiliated health care institution Military Hospital, Khadakwasla, commenced the vaccination drive on Monday for close to 205 priority-I subjects i.e healthcare and frontline Workers," the release said.

6:54 PM

Health worker dies in UP's Moradabad day after receiving Covid-19 shot; Govt says not related to vaccine

A 46-year-old health worker died in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district a day after receiving the coronavirus vaccination, with the autopsy report attributing the death to "cardio-pulmonary disease", officials said on Monday.

 

The family of Mahipal, who was working as ward boy in state-run Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospital, said he was not suffering from any ailment other than fever and cough, and blamed his death on vaccination.

 

But the Uttar Pradesh government said the man died due to septicemic shock and cardiac arrest and the death was not related to the COVID-19 vaccination.

 

"An adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) committee probed the death of the man in Moradabad. The cause of death was septicemic shock and cardiac arrest and it has nothing to do with the vaccination," the state's Additional Chief Secretary (Health)Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters in Lucknow.

6:23 PM

161 new coronavirus cases in Delhi, eight deaths; positivity rate dips to 0.32%

Delhi recorded 161 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in over eight months, and eight deaths on Monday, as the positivity rate dipped to 0.32 per cent. The infection tally in the city rose to 6,32,590 and the death toll mounted to 10,754, they said.

 

This is the 15th time that the daily count stood below the 500-mark in January, and the fourth consecutive day since January 15 when the figures have stood below the 300-mark.

 

The city recorded 246 new cases on January 17; 299 cases onJanuary16 and 295 cases on January15. On January 14, Delhi had recorded 340 cases and four deaths as the daily fatality count had dropped to a single digit after several months. The active cases tally on Monday dropped to 2,332 from 2,544 the previous day, while the positivity rate dropped to 0.32 per cent.

5:39 PM

No canteen, food sharing allowed in Delhi schools to prevent Covid-19 spread

Schools in the national capital strictly followed health and safety protocols on Monday as they reopened their gates to welcome students of class 10, 12 after ten months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Precautions like no canteen, food sharing, assembly or extracurricular activity along with entry and exit through multiple gates, frequent sanitation, and shorter class hours were followed to prevent the spread of the virus.

 

The decision to reopen the classes for senior students came after the national capital saw a decline in coronavirus cases in the last few days.

 

Reenu Nair, Vice Principal of Delhi Public School (DPS) RK Puram said, "We are taking all precautionary measures. Today 10 months after school reopened, students were very excited, we were also very happy to see them. A total of 50 students were present in the school today and we took consent from parents whether they want students to come to school."