India’s increase in number of covid-19 cases have posed a threat as they are signaling a second wave of the infections. For the past few week, the country has reported surge in daily number of cases. In the last 24-hour, the country has reported 16,488 new cases, taking the overall tally to 1,10,79,979, the Union Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, 113 more deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the overall toll to 1,56,938, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
Till now, 1,07,36,451 persons have been discharged. The recovery rate has reduced to 97.14 per cent, a change of 0.3 per cent from the previous day. Meanwhile, the fatality rate remains 1.42 per cent.
The Ministry also informed that 7,73,918 samples were tested on Friday. The cumulative tests done by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) so far stands at 21,54,35,383.
So far, 1,42,42,547 doses of corona vaccine have been administered in the country since the drive began on January 16 after approval for ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’.
The third phase of vaccination against Covid-19 pandemic will begin from March 1 and will cover 27 crore of people above 60 and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres. While people will be vaccinated free of cost at government hospitals, those taking the shots at private hospitals will have to pay.
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- Interantional ban in the wake of coronavirus pandmeic has been extended till 31 March. The rules do not apply for Vande Bharat Mission and flights that are scheduled under the travel bubbles.
- British Queen Elizabeth II on Friday urged those who are hesitant to take the coronavirus vaccine jab to “think about other people”.
*12 states/UTs have vaccinated over 65% frontline workers, says Centre
*Arunachal Pradesh did not report any new Covid-19 case in over a week, while there are only three active cases in the state at present, an official said on Saturday.
*In view of the recent Covid-19 spike, the Gujarat government has decided to extend the night curfew in four major cities of the state, including Ahmedabad, by another 15 days till March 15.