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DATA STORY: India's Covid vaccination now at 110.3% of its total caseload

With 420,046 more vaccine shots being administered on Tuesday, the total number of people inoculated in India has reached 12,165,598 - that is 110.30% of its total caseload, and 0.876% of population

Delhi likely to ask people coming fom 5 states to show Covid test report

They said an official order will be issued later in the day and it will be effective till March 15

Covid surge: India reports 13,742 infections, 104 deaths in 24 hours

The death count increased to 1,56,567 with 104 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed

Global Covid cases top 112 mn, death toll cros 2.48 million: Johns Hopkins

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 112 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.48 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

UK records another 8,489 coronavirus cases, 548 deaths in 24 hours

The latest figures were revealed as nearly 18 million people in Britain have been given the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine

US: Houston launches federally managed coronavirus vaccination site

Organizers said at a minimum, the federal site is expected to vaccinate 126,000 people. That's in addition to the county, city, hospital and pharmacy vaccinations that continue to be underway

AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half: Report

AstraZeneca's contract with the EU, which was leaked last week, showed the company had committed to delivering 180 million doses to the 27-nation bloc in the second quarter

Canadian Covid-19 cases surpass 850,000 mark, death toll at 21,747

The government also said there are currently 10,296 active Covid-19 cases across the province and the total number of confirmed Covid-19 variants remains unchanged from Monday's report of 400

Punjab: Out of 4,000 schoolteachers tested, 13 found positive for Covid-19

Six states account for 84.62 per cent of the new deaths of which Punjab reported 15 deaths, read the press release by the Health Ministry on Tuesday

Diplomatic doses: Israel shares Covid-19 vaccines with allied nations

Netanyahu''s move is the latest illustration of how coronavirus vaccines have emerged as a kind of diplomatic currency, with countries that have the medicines using their supplies for political gain

President Biden administration to send millions of masks

US President Joe Biden says the administration expects to send millions of masks to people around the country very shortly

Mumbai airport shipped around 43-million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Bangladesh received 9 million doses, making it the biggest importer, followed by Morocco (6 million) and Brazil (4 million)

Ukraine gets first vaccine shipment from India as hospitals struggle

Ukraine on Tuesday received its first shipment of vaccine, raising hopes that authorities can start beating back the virus' spread in a country where cases have strained the fragile health care system

Covid crisis not over, following protocols must for protection: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the coronavirus crisis is yet to be over and the laid down protocol should be followed to prevent it.

Senegal launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm

Senegal launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign Tuesday in the capital, Dakar, where the health minister received the first jab of China's Sinopharm vaccine.

Centre asks 5 states to expedite Covid vaccination of healthcare workers

The Union health ministry on Tuesday asked Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh to expedite the vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers

Chhattisgarh records 274 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths in 24 hours

With the addition of 274 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Tuesday, the tally in Chhattisgarh rose to 3,11,433, while the toll increased to 3,809, a health official said.

Covid-19: Over 20K beneficiaries vaccinated on Tue in Delhi; total 320,000

Over 3.2 lakh beneficiaries have received COVID-19 vaccine till date in Delhi since the start of the inoculation drive a month ago

Pvt hospitals in Pune asked to reserve over 2,000 beds amid Covid surge

In a virtual meeting with private hospitals, PMC commissioner Vikram Kumar and civic health officials instructed hospitals to reserve maximum beds for COVID-19 patients and not to turn any patient awa

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh to screen visitors from other states

Chhattisgarh government has asked authorities to ensure screening of people coming into the state from outside through various modes of transportation, an official said on Tuesday