Coronavirus: India records 161 deaths, lowest in over seven months; global tally crosses 9 crore
Ahead of the coronavirus vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting today with chief ministers of all the states.
India on Monday registered 16,311 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,04,66,595. The toll rose by 161 to 1,51,160, the lowest in seven-and-half-months. The active cases remained below 3 lakh at 2,22,526 for the 21st consecutive day, while the number of recoveries reached 1,00,92,909.
Ahead of the coronavirus vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting today with chief ministers of all the states.
Globally, coronavirus infections surpassed 9 crore cases, as more countries braced for wider spread of more virulent strains of the disease that has now killed 19.3 lakh worldwide, according to John Hopkins University. More than 4.99 crore people have recovered from the infection in the world.
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Live updates
11.13 pm: Indian Council of Medical Research says it has conducted 18,17,55,831 tests till Sunday. It conducted 6,59,209 tests on January 10.
11.10 am: Ahmedabad District Educational Officer says schools opened throughout Gujarat while adhering to standard operating procedure laid down by the state government, reports ANI. He says that only students of class 10-12 will attend, adding 10-15 teams have been formed to conduct inspection drives in schools to check for upkeep of Covid-19 protocols.
11.06 am: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration on Sunday said that the devotees will not be required to produce a coronavirus negative report for entering the shrine in Puri from January 21, reports PTI. The decision will remain in force till February 21, said the administration chief.
11.03 am: The South African government will store the coronavirus vaccine that it will receive from India in the next few weeks at a secret place because of the risk of theft for sale at black market prices, reports PTI, citing media reports.
“There’s a security issue too because countries which have already begun rolling out the vaccines have warned us that there is a huge theft of it, so we may not even disclose where it is being centrally stored,” Department of Health spokesperson Popo Maja tells the weekly City Press.
10.53 am: Russia confirms the first case of the new coronavirus strain, despite suspending flights with the United Kingdom, where the variant was first discovered, reports AFP.
9.45 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting today with chief ministers of all the states on the vaccine roll out.
9.37 am: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said the government has finalised 89 sites for the vaccination drive against the coronavirus, and the first batch of jabs is expected to arrive in the Capital between January 12 and January 14, reports the Hindustan Times. “Each centre will be managed by 8 to 10 staff,” he added. “Cold storage facilities are ready and security arrangements are in place.”
9.30 am: India registers 16,311 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,04,66,595. The toll rises by 161 to 1,51,160. Its active cases stand at 2,22,526, while the number of recoveries reach 1,00,92,909.
9.20 am: Coronavirus infections on Monday surpassed 9 crore cases around the world, as more countries braced for wider spread of more virulent strains of the disease that has now killed 19.3 lakh globally, according to a tally by John Hopkins University. The number of infections worldwide has doubled in just 10 weeks on Sunday, reports AP.