India on Thursday registered 16,738 new coronavirus cases , taking the overall count to 1,10,46,914. The new cases are nearly 22% higher th...
India on Thursday registered 16,738 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,10,46,914. The new cases are nearly 22% higher than Wednesday’s count. The country’s toll rose to 1,56,705 as 138 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The number of active cases stood at 1,51,708, while the number of recoveries reached 1,07,38,501. So far, more than 1.26 crore health and frontline workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The Centre on Wednesday announced that it will begin vaccinating people above the age of 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities from March 1. Vaccination at government hospitals will be free of cost.
Meanwhile, a government panel deferred its decision on granting emergency-use authorisation to Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, Hindustan Times reported. Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, which had submitted the application for emergency use, was asked to come back with more data.
The government is on alert as several states are registering an increase in coronavirus cases. It deputed high-level multi-disciplinary teams to states to support their coronavirus response. Delhi and West Bengal have made it mandatory for travellers coming in from states where coronavirus cases are increasing to show negative coronavirus test certificates.
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