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India today reported 18,327 fresh coronavirus cases and the tally has climbed to 1,11,92,088, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,08,54,128, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
The death count due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,656 in the country with 108 more fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the ministry's data showed.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 1.90 crore with 10,34,672 vaccine jabs being given till Friday evening, the Union Health Ministry said.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated and vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) starting from February 2.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 10,216 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest number of single-day cases in nearly five months, which took its overall tally to 21,98,399, a health department official said.
This is the first time since October 17, 2020, the single-day case count in the state has gone above the 10,000- mark.
On October 17, the state had reported 10,259 cases. On Wednesday (March 3), there were 9,855 new cases, while Thursday's infection count was 8,998.
The state's death count rose to 52,393 with 53 fatalities reported on Friday, the official said.
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Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, at RML hospital today.
Union Minister Sadananda Gowda took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today in Bengaluru.
One death, 170 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana
Telangana registered 170 new coronavirus cases, taking the total caseload to 2.99 lakh, while the toll rose to 1,640 with one more fatality.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 28, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri and Rangareddy, Karimnagar districts with 15 and 14 and 12 respectively, a state government bulletin said on Saturday providing details as of 8 PM on March 5.
The cumulative recovered cases stood at 2,96,166, while 1,936 were under treatment.
The bulletin said 40,712 samples were tested on March 5.
Cumulatively, the number of samples tested was 89,24,007.
The samples tested per million population was 2,39,763, it said.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and his wife Kanchan Gadkari took their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS Nagpur today.
COVID-19: 459 fresh cases in Aurangabad, five die
Aurangabad district in Maharashtra has reported 459 fresh cases of coronavirus, which took its overall infection count to 52,103, an official said on Saturday.
These new cases were reported on Friday, he said.
There were 2,910 active cases in the district till Friday night, the official said.
A total of 179 patients were discharged from hospitals, which took the recovery count to 47,909, he added.
The death of five patients on Friday increased the district's toll to 1,284, he added.
Aurangabad municipal commissioner Astik Kumar Pandey said, "The administration is closely monitoring the situation. In the past, when the number of cases went up, we were able to manage well as it was a lockdown period. But now it will be a challenge."
Update| Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have reported a high number of COVID daily new cases. They cumulatively account for 82% of the new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Maharashtra has reported 10,216 new cases, followed by Kerala with 2,776: Health Ministry
No new COVID-19 case in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not report any new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, an official said on Saturday.
The coronavirus tally in the union territory remained at 5,024, the official said.
The archipelago now has eight active COVID-19 cases, while 4,954 people have recovered from the disease, he said.
All the eight COVID-19 patients are in South Andaman district while the other two districts of the union territory North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar are COVID-19 free.
The coronavirus death toll remained at 62 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours.
Dalai Lama took his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at Zonal Hospital Dharamshala, this morning.
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Thane district's COVID-19 count rises by 689, death toll by 6
With the addition of 689 coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,68,319, an official said on Saturday.
These new cases were reported on Friday, he said.
The virus claimed the life of six more persons, which took the death toll in the district to 6,296.
The district's COVID-19 mortality rate is 2.35 per cent, he added.
Over 1.9 Crore Administered Covid Vaccine In India So Far: Centre
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 1.90 crore with 10,34,672 vaccine jabs being given till Friday evening, the Union Health Ministry said.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated and vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) starting from February 2.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions.
"Total 10,34,672 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on Friday, the forty-ninth day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. Out of which, 8,25,537 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 2,09,135 HCWs and FLWs received the second dose of vaccine as per the provisional report," the ministry said, adding that final reports would be completed for the day by late night.
Mumbai Reports 1,173 New Covid Cases, Biggest Spike Since October
Mumbai reported 1,173 new COVID-19 cases, the highest one-day spike since October, on Friday which took its case tally to 3,31,016, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
The death count in the city rose to 11,490 with three new fatalities being reported.
Since October 28, when the city had reported 1,345 new cases, this is the first time Mumbai has witnessed such a high number of COVID-19 cases.
On February 24, the metropolis had reported 1,167 new COVID-19 cases.
