Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: No fresh COVID-19 case in Arunachal Pradesh for third consecutive day

Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates | 161 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death in Telangana

Telangana registered 161 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total positives to over 2.95 lakh while one more fatality pushed the toll to 1,608. The total number of cases stood at 2,95,431 while recoveries were at 2,91,846. The case fatality rate in the state was 0.54 percent, while it was 1.4 percent at the national level. The recovery rate in Telangana was 98.78 percent, while it was 97.2 percent in the country. (PTI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | FAQs on COVID-19 vaccine: Is it mandatory to take the vaccine?

# Vaccine for COVID-19 is voluntary
# Advisable to receive the complete schedule of COVID-19 vaccine for protecting oneself and others

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Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE Updates | For third day in a row no new COVID-19 case in Arunachal

Arunachal Pradesh did not report any fresh COVID-19 case for the last three days, a senior health department official said today. The total COVID-19 caseload in the northeastern state is 16,829, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Lobsang Jampasaid. Arunachal Pradesh currently has eight active COVID-19 cases, while 16,765 people have recovered from the disease. The COVID-19 death toll in the state is 56.  (PTI)

Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE Updates | Jharkhand reports 41 new COVID-19 cases

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,18,938 as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, an official said today. The state's COVID-19 death toll remained at 1,077 as no new fatality due to the disease has been reported in the last 24 hours, he said. Jharkhand now has 441 active COVID-19 cases while1, 17,420 have recovered from the disease so far, the official said. (PTI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 1,08,14,304, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: As many as 1,05,10,796 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The reported active COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,48,590, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 1,54,918, the Union Health Ministry has said.

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | White House says it is working to speed early production of J&J COVID-19 vaccine

The Biden administration is exploring every option for increasing manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, which is under regulatory review, and said yesterday that currently expected levels of early doses were less than hoped. The White House has invoked the Defense Production Act to help Pfizer Inc ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production and that "every option" was on the table to produce more Johnson & Johnson vaccine should it be authorized. It will also use the wartime powers to increase at-home COVID-19 tests, and make more surgical gloves in the United States, officials said at the media briefing. (Reuters)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Over 90,000 samples archived so far in 17 national COVID-19 bio-repositories: Govt

A total of 90,361 samples of serum, nasopharyngeal swab, plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells have been archived so far across the 17 national COVID-19 bio-repositories, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said yesterday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Vardhan said these samples are being used to develop validated diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment. (PTI)