9.20 am: India reports 1,27,510 new coronavirus cases and 2,795 deaths in a single day, according to data from the health ministry . Its t...
9.20 am: India reports 1,27,510 new coronavirus cases and 2,795 deaths in a single day, according to data from the health ministry. Its total count of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 has reached to 2,81,75,044, while the toll jumps to 3,31,895. There are 18,95,520 active cases in the country now, while 2,59,47,629 patients have recovered.
9.09 am: Two children in Karnataka have been affected by mucormycosis or “black fungus”, reports The News Minute. “They are suffering from Acute Juvenile Diabetes,” says an health official.
9.05 am: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to provide free vaccines for beneficiaries of all age groups and to give freedom to define priorities for inoculation, reports ANI.
9 am: The health ministry on Monday claims that states and Union Territories have more than 1.75 crore vaccine doses to administer to beneficiaries, reports The Hindu. Over 2.73 lakh vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the states and Union Territories within the next three days.
A quick look at the updates from Monday:
- With 1,52,734 new Covid-19 infections recorded in 24 hours, India’s case count reached 2,80,47,534. As many as 3,128 fatalities pushed the toll to 3,29,100. There are 20,26,092 active Covid-19 cases and as many as 2,56,92,342 have recovered.
- The World Health Organization has announced a new naming system...
