India on Tuesday registered 12,286 coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,11,24,527. The new cases were 20.78% lower than Monday’...
India on Tuesday registered 12,286 coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,11,24,527. The new cases were 20.78% lower than Monday’s count. The country’s toll rose to 1,57,248 after 91 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s count of active cases stood at 1,68,358, while the number of recoveries reached 1,07,98,921. More than 1.48 crore people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus so far. Of this, over 5.52 lakh were inoculated on Monday, the beginning of the second phase of India’s vaccination drive, when the vaccines were rolled out for public use.
Supreme Court judges will be administered coronavirus vaccines, starting from Tuesday. Families of the judges and those who have retired as judges of the Supreme Court will also be eligible for inoculation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on Monday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also got vaccinated. The second phase of vaccination will cover people above the age of 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities. On Monday, 29 lakh people registered for coronavirus vaccination, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
Meanwhile, the Centre clarified that registration for vaccination and the booking of appointments will only be done...
